Franco Frigo (born 13 August 1950, in

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) is an Italian politician from

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. A long-time

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, he was President of the

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from 1985 to 1990. He was first elected to the

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and in the midst of the ''

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'' scandals he was briefly

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(1992–1993). He returned in the Regional Council in

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and was re-elected in

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. He retired in 2010, after an unsuccessful bid to become

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in 2009. However, in 2013 he entered the

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, succeeding to

Debora Serracchiani Debora Serracchiani (born 10 November 1970) is an Italian politician. Born in Rome, she is a member of Democratic Party, and was president of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In 2016, she proposed and got the approval of a regional l ...

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Presidents of Veneto 1950 births Living people MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 21st-century Italian politicians Members of the Regional Council of Veneto {{Italy-MEP-stub