Matteo Richetti (born 3 August 1974) is an Italian politician, a member of the

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and former spokesman of the

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Biography

Matteo Richetti was born in

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, Modena in 1974. He started his interest in politics when he attended the lyceum. In 2003 he became a member of the Christian leftist

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party; in 2007 he joined the Democratic Party. During

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he became a close advisor of

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, former Mayor of Florence and Prime Minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016. In 2017 Renzi appointed Richetti spokesman of the Democratic Party. On 8 April 2018, Richetti launched his reformist faction Harambee and announced his intention to run as next secretary of the Democratic Party. On 10 September 2019, Richetti announced his abstention regarding the investiture vote of the new government between PD and the Five Star Movement, and his subsequent exit from the party. On the same day, he stated that he would join Carlo Calenda's movement,

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. ichetti verso lʼaddio al Pd, il senatore andrà nel Gruppo Misto Richetti dice No al governo, lascia il Pd e guarda a Calenda/ref>

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richetti, Matteo 1974 births Living people People from Sassuolo Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy Politicians of Emilia-Romagna