Erminio Enzo Boso (

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, 9 July 1945 – Pieve Tesino, 10 January 2019) was an Italian politician. Also known under the pseudonym of

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, for his massive build and stature, he was one of the founders of the Northern League in the

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. He served as a Senator between 1992 and 1996. In 1997 he was elected to the Padanian Parliament. In 1998 he was elected to the Council of the Autonomous Province of Trento and was then re-elected in 2003. He was a candidate in the 2004 European Parliament Elections, obtaining around 10,000 personal preferences in the North-Eastern Italy constituency. In June 2008 he was proclaimed an MEP, taking over from Gian Paolo Gobbo, and joined the Independence/Democracy parliamentary group. In May 2013 he attacked Minister

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, also calling himself "racist", while on July 9 of the same year, intervening in a radio broadcast, he declared that he was happy if a boat of migrants sinks. In the 2014 European Parliament election, Boso was again a candidate in the North-Eastern Italy constituency. He got around 3,300 preferences, not enough to be elected. During the election campaign, he proposed a new flag for the European Union, based on the Flag of the Confederate States of America. Boso died on 10 January 2019 at the age of 73 in his hometown, due to a heart attack.E' morto Enzo Erminio Boso
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boso, Erminio 1945 births 2019 deaths Lega Nord politicians Members of the Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige Senators of Legislature XI of Italy Senators of Legislature XII of Italy MEPs for Italy 2004–2009