Dominique Bucchini
{{Short description|French politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dominique Bucchini
| predecessor2 = Antoine Benedetti
| birth_place = Sartène, Corse-du-Sud
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|01|24}}
| termend4 = 23 July 1984
| termstart4 = 28 September 1981
| office4 = Member of the European Parliament
| termend3 = 2001
| termstart3 = 1988
| constituency3 = Canton of Sartène (now part of the Canton of Sartenais-Valinco)
| office3 = General Councilor of Corse-du-Sud
| successor2 = Pierre Gori
| termend2 = March 2001
| office = Territorial Councilor of the Corsican Assembly
| termstart2 = March 1977
| office2 = Mayor of Sartène
| successor1 = Jean-Guy Talamoni
| predecessor1 = Camille de Rocca Serra
| termend1 = 17 December 2015
| office1 = President of the Corsican Assembly
| termstart1 = 25 March 2010
| caption = Dominique Bucchini in 2011
| image = Dominique Bucchini.jpg
| termend = 10 December 2017
| termstart = 12 August 1984
| nationality = French
| party = PCF
| otherparty = COM (1981-1984)
}}
Dominique Bucchini ({{IPA|fr|dɔminik bukini}}), born on January 24, 1943, in Sartène (Corse-du-Sud), is a French politician. Member of the French Communist Party (PCF), he was the mayor of Sartène, MEP and president of the Corsican Assembly.
Biography
Dominique Bucchini was born on January 24, 1943, in Sartène.{{Cite web|title=1st parliamentary term {{!}} Dominique BUCCHINI {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/920/DOMINIQUE_BUCCHINI/history/1|access-date=2021-08-10|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|language=en}} He spent his childhood in Corsica.
He was a teacher in Vendée, then he went in cooperation to Thiès, as a history-geography teacher until 1971. There he led the football section of the Thiès student club. In 1971, the Senegalese government of the time informed him that he was becoming undesirable. He then left the country to practice his profession first in Montreuil then at the agricultural school of Sartène.{{Cite web|title=Biographie Dominique Bucchini|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https://www.linternaute.com/biographie/dominique-bucchini/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=archive.wikiwix.com}} In 1972, he joined the Communist Party.{{Cite web|date=1997-11-06|title=Dominique Bucchini, le don Quichotte de Sartène|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/informations/dominique-bucchini-le-don-quichotte-de-sartene_625102.html|access-date=2021-08-10|website=LExpress.fr|language=fr}}
He was the MEP for the PCF of September 28, 1981, to July 23, 1984. He was then part of the committee on youth, culture, education, information and sports.{{Cite web|title=1st parliamentary term {{!}} Dominique BUCCHINI {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/920/DOMINIQUE_BUCCHINI/history/1|access-date=2021-08-10|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|language=en}} He was also the mayor of Sartène (from 1977 to 2001){{Cite web|title=Violences et dérive mafieuse : l'assemblée de Corse débute les auditions|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/corse/violences-derive-mafieuse-assemblee-corse-debute-auditions-1760267.html|access-date=2021-08-10|website=France 3 Corse ViaStella|language=fr-FR}} and general councilor of Corse-du-Sud for the canton of Sartène.{{Cite web|date=1996-10-09|title=Dominique Bucchini: le gouvernement ne peut plus louvoyer|url=https://www.humanite.fr/dominique-bucchini-le-gouvernement-ne-peut-plus-louvoyer-141543|access-date=2021-08-10|website=L'Humanité|language=fr}}
In 1996, he was the victim of an assassination attempt{{Cite web|date=1996-06-21|title=Attentat contre le maire communiste de Sartène|url=https://www.humanite.fr/attentat-contre-le-maire-communiste-de-sartene-133837|access-date=2021-08-10|website=L'Humanité|language=fr}}{{Cite web|date=2017-03-31|title=Corse : l'impossible pardon de Dominique Bucchini ?|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/l-impossible-pardon-de-dominique-bucchini-1490955788|access-date=2021-08-10|website=France Bleu|language=fr}} because of his positions against the various forms of racketeering.{{Cite news|date=1982-12-09|title=I. - Le syndrome " algérien "|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1982/12/09/i-le-syndrome-algerien_2907590_1819218.html|access-date=2021-08-10}}{{Cite web|last=BENHAMOU|first=Guy|last2=VILLENEUVE|first2=Jeanne|title=Corse: Juppé, la carotte et le bâton . Premier jour sur l'ile: gros cadeaux fiscaux assortis d'un ferme rappel à l'ordre.|url=https://www.liberation.fr/france-archive/1996/07/18/corse-juppe-la-carotte-et-le-baton-premier-jour-sur-l-ile-gros-cadeaux-fiscaux-assortis-d-un-ferme-r_176772/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Libération|language=fr}}
He led the list Left Front to the Corsican regional elections of 2010 where it collects 10.02% of votes in the 1st round.{{Cite web|last=l'Intérieur|first=Ministère de|title=Résultats des élections régionales 2010|url=http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Regionales/elecresult__regionales_2010|access-date=2021-08-10|website=interieur.gouv.fr|language=fr-FR}} He was present in the second round in third position on the list of union of the left led by Paul Giacobbi.{{Cite news|date=2010-03-25|title=Le communiste Dominique Bucchini élu président de l'Assemblée de Corse|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/elections-regionales/article/2010/03/25/le-communiste-dominique-bucchini-elu-president-de-l-assemblee-de-corse_1324511_1293905.html|access-date=2021-08-10}}{{Cite web|title=Territoriales : une union de gauche entre Paul Giacobbi et Dominique Bucchini|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/corse/territoriales-une-union-de-gauche-entre-paul-giacobbi-et-dominique-bucchini-876289.html|access-date=2021-08-10|website=France 3 Corse ViaStella|language=fr-FR}} He is elected president of the Corsican Assembly during the third ballot.{{Cite web|title=Le communiste Bucchini élu président de l'Assemblée de Corse|url=https://www.liberation.fr/france/2010/03/25/le-communiste-bucchini-elu-president-de-l-assemblee-de-corse_617347/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Libération|language=fr}}
Dominique Bucchini is married and the father of two children: Julien and Jean-Simon.{{Cite web|last=JOHANNES|first=Franck|title=Dominique Bucchini, maire PC de Sartène, est dans la cible des indépendantistes corses. Ils le bombent, il cabotine. Le corsaire de Sartène|url=https://www.liberation.fr/portrait/1996/09/05/dominique-bucchini-maire-pc-de-sartene-est-dans-la-cible-des-independantistes-corses-ils-le-bombent-_183428/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Libération|language=fr}}
Distinction
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In 2016, Dominique Bucchini was elevated to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour.{{Cite web|title=Dominique Bucchini, avanti popolo|url=https://www.francetvpro.fr/contenu-de-presse/2412690|access-date=2021-08-10|website=FranceTvPro.fr|language=fr}}
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