Italian politician (1930–2021)
Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021)[1] was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Democrats and finally for The Daisy. During his youth, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.[2]
After being a member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994[3]–2004).
He was mayor of Milan from 1993 to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre.[4] In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.[5]
Elected for the second time to the European Parliament in 1999, he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.[6]
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