Pietro Martinelli (born 6 February 1934) is a

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engineer and

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politician.

Biography

Born in Lugano and educated at

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, Martinelli became active in the political scene of the Canton of

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in the early 1960s, serving as the leader of the Federation of Ticino Young Socialists in 1964. In 1967, Martinelli was elected to the Grand Council of Ticino. Following a split in the

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(PS) in 1969, Martinelli and fellow communist

Werner Carobbio Werner Carobbio (born 10 November 1936) is a Swiss socialist politician from Mendrisio. Biography Prior to 1969, Carobbio was a member of the Social Democratic Party (PS), but was expelled from the party due to ideological differences. As a result ...

founded a new

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-oriented party in Ticino, called the Autonomous Socialist Party (PSA). In 1987, he became PSA's only member in the cantonal Council of State, holding this seat until his retirement in 1999.

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