Franco Landella Explained

Franco Landella
Office:Mayor of Foggia
Term Start:11 June 2014
Term End:25 May 2021[1]
Predecessor:Gianni Mongelli
Successor:Maria Aida Episcopo
Birth Date:1 May 1966[2]
Birth Place:Foggia, Apulia, Italy
Party:Forza Italia
Lega Nord
Alma Mater:University of International Studies of Rome
Profession:administrator

Franco Landella (born 1 May 1966 in Foggia) is an Italian politician.[2]

He is a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia.[2] [3] He was elected Mayor of Foggia on 8 June 2014 and took office on 11 June.[2] [3] He has been re-elected for a second term in 2019.[2] In August 2020, he left Forza Italia and joined right-wing populist party Lega Nord.[4]

In May 2021, Landella is arrested with the charges of corruption and attempted extortion.[5]

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  1. News: Foggia, Marilisa Magno nominata commissario prefettizio. La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 25 May 2021. it. 25 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Franco Landella. Ministry of the Interior of Italy. 23 February 2017 . it. 15 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Foggia, vince il centrodestra con Franco Landella. La Repubblica. it. 9 June 2014. 15 March 2019.
  4. News: Landella consegna Foggia a Salvini: "È nelle tue mani". Foggia Today. it. 25 May 2021.
  5. News: Il sindaco di Foggia Franco Landella è stato arrestato con le accuse di corruzione e tentata concussione. 21 May 2021. Il Post. 25 May 2021. it.