Paolo Ciani (born 15 May 1970) is an Italian politician.

Biography

Graduated in history of art at the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a Public university, public research university l ...

, he was Roman head of the

Community of Sant'Egidio The Community of Sant'Egidio ( it, Comunità di Sant'Egidio) is a lay Catholic association dedicated to social service, founded in 1968 under the leadership of Andrea Riccardi. The group grew and in 1973 was given a home at the former Carmelite ...

, of which he has been a member since he was 14 years old, and in this capacity he was twice elected secretary of the Council of Lay Aggregations for the

Diocese of Rome The Diocese of Rome ( la, Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana; it, Diocesi di Roma) is the ecclesiastical district under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope, who is Bishop of Rome and hence the supreme pontiff and head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...

. He worked as a researcher and between 2007 and 2010 he edited the section "La Città Solidale" for the monthly magazine ''Roma Capitale''.

Political career

In the 2018 regional election in Lazio, he stood as a candidate with the Solidary Centre list, in support of the candidacy of the outgoing president

Nicola Zingaretti Nicola Zingaretti (; born 11 October 1965) is an Italian politician who served as President of Lazio and was Secretary of the Democratic Party from March 2019 until March 2021. During the 1990s, he was a prominent European youth leader, servi ...

, and was elected with 5,735 preferences in the

Regional Council of Lazio The Regional Council of Lazio (''Consiglio Regionale del Lazio'') is the legislative assembly of Lazio. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Composition Th ...

. In view of the 2021 local elections, he stands in the centre-left primary elections to choose the candidate for mayor of Rome, obtaining 7.1% of the votes and coming in third place behind

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of the

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(60.4%) and Giovanni Caudo (15.6%). He was later elected city councilor in Rome with 1,607 preferences. On May 15, 2022, during the first congress of Solidary Democracy, he was elected national secretary of the party. In the general elections of 2022, he stood as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in the single-member constituency Lazio 1 – 01 for the

centre-left coalition The centre-left coalition ( it, coalizione di centro-sinistra) is an political alliance, alliance of list of political parties in Italy, political parties in Italy active, under several forms and names, since 1995 when The Olive Tree (Italy), Th ...

, resulting in being elected with 38.46% ahead of the candidate Maria Spena of the

centre-right coalition The centre-right coalition ( it, coalizione di centro-destra) is an alliance of political parties in Italy, active—under several forms and names—since 1994, when Silvio Berlusconi entered politics and formed his Forza Italia party. Despite ...

(30.76%).L'esponente di DEMOS, associazione per la rinascita della democrazia rappresentativa ha battuto Maria Spena di Forza Italia
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciani, Paolo 1970 births Deputies of Legislature XIX of Italy Politicians from Rome Politicians of Lazio Sapienza University of Rome alumni Living people