Posted By: Dwalin2011
New Italian president - 01/31/15 09:45 PM
So now Sergio Mattarella is the new Italian president. Never heard of him before, but his father Bernardo was a mafioso and his brother Piersanti was killed for fighting the mafia. Who will he take after, father or brother, what do you think?
At least he doesn't like Berlusconi and likes cats, as I have read today.
Posted By: alexandarns
Re: New Italian president - 01/31/15 09:54 PM
So now Sergio Mattarella is the new Italian president. Never heard of him before, but his father Bernardo was a mafioso and his brother Piersanti was killed for fighting the mafia. Who will he take after, father or brother, what do you think?
At least he doesn't like Berlusconi and likes cats, as I have read today.
Never heard of the guy either.Is he the first Sicilian to be president of Italy?
[quote=Dwalin2011]Is he the first Sicilian to be president of Italy?
Possibly. I am not sure. However, Giulio Andreotti was Prime Minister 7 times, which is a more powerful position in Italy than President
Sorry! Big mistake on my part. I just googled this. Andreotti was not Sicilian. He was from Rome. However, much of his power base was in Sicily thanks to Salvo Lima
So perhaps Mattarella truly is the highest ranking Sicilian in Italian history since 1870?