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PD supporters choose Zingaretti as new leader

Newly-elected Democratic Party leader, Nicola Zingaretti

Newly-elected Democratic Party leader, Nicola Zingaretti Source: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI

Nicola Zingaretti, the governor of the Lazio region, has been elected as leader of the Democratic Party.


More than 1.6 million PD supporters cast ballots at makeshift voting booths around the country over the weekend, a much higher turnout than expected.

Zingaretti, whose brother Luca plays the lead role in the Italian TV police drama Inspector Montalbano (also shown on SBS), won more than 60% of the votes.

Our analysis with journalist Carlo Fusi.


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