Cosimo Cannito
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|office = Mayor of Barletta
|term_start = 29 June 2022
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|predecessor = Prefectural Commissioner
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|term_start2 = 15 June 2018
|term_end2 = 13 October 2021
|predecessor2 = Pasquale Cascella
|successor2 = Prefectural Commissioner
|birth_name = Cosimo Damiano Cannito
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|4|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Barletta, Apulia, Italy
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|party = Centre-right independent {{small|(since 2018)}}
|otherparty = PSI {{small|(till 1994)}}
SI {{small|(1994-1998)}}
SDI {{small|(1998-2007)}}
PSI {{small|(2007-2018)}}
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|alma_mater = University of Naples Federico II
|profession = Physician, University professor
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Cosimo Cannito (born 10 April 1951) is an Italian politician, mayor of Barletta from 2018 to 2021 and again since 2022.
Biography
Former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Cannito ran as an independent for the office of Mayor of Barletta at the 2018 Italian local elections, supported by a centre-right coalition. He won and took office on 15 June 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/speciali/2018/elezioni-amm/risultati/amministrative_comunali/dati/sindaco_comune_barletta.shtml|title=Risultati elezioni comunali 2018 a Barletta. Cosimo Damiano Cannito vince le elezioni amministrative con il 53,0% dei voti|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|access-date=15 May 2019}}
On 13 October 2021, Cannito was ousted from the office of mayor by the majority of the comunal councilors, being later re-elected mayor at the 2022 elections.{{cite news|url=https://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/06/26/news/barletta_risultati_ballottaggio_2022-355556609/|title=Barletta passa al centrodestra, Cannito nuovo sindaco: "Oggi è una città libera". Ma l'affluenza crolla al 44%|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=26 June 2022|access-date=19 July 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://amministratori.interno.gov.it/amministratori/ServletNomeReg3?campo1=1070259&campo2=a|title=Cosimo Cannito|website=Ministry of the Interior of Italy|date=23 February 2017 |language=it|access-date=20 May 2019}}
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Category:Mayors of places in Apulia
Category:University of Naples Federico II alumni
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