Vito Bardi
Vito Bardi | |
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| President of Basilicata | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Marcello Pittella |
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| Born | 18 September 1951 Potenza, Italy |
| Political party | Forza Italia (since 2019) |
| Occupation | General of the Guardia di Finanza, politician |
Vito Bardi (born 18 September 1951) is an Italian general and politician. He is the 9th and incumbent president of Basilicata since 16 April 2019.
Early life and education
Bardi was born in Potenza, in the Basilicata region. During his life, Bardi graduated four times in Economy, in Law, in International and Diplomatic Sciences and in Economic and Financial Security Sciences.[1]
Career
Bardi joined the Guardia di Finanza in 1970. He was promoted colonel on 31 December 1995 and later army corps general in 2009. He served as deputy General Commander of the Guardia di Finanza from 5 September 2013 to 4 September 2014.[1]
At the 2019 Basilicata regional election, Bardi was appointed by Silvio Berlusconi as the centre-right coalition candidate for the office of president of Basilicata, supported by Forza Italia, the League, and Brothers of Italy.[2] Initially a political independent, Bardi joined Forza Italia. Bardi managed to win the elections and became the first right-wing president of Basilicata in 49 years and after 24 uninterrupted years of centre-left coalition leadership; due to the centre-left rooting in the region, Basilicata has been described as the political equivalent of the left-wing Emilia-Romagna region in Southern Italy. Bardi did not vote because he resides in Naples, in the Campania region.[3]
Approval ratings of Bardi oscillated during his presidency, from as low as 73 percent of disapproval (including undecided) to as high as 54.9 percent of approval. In 2021, he was considered the least popular president of a region.[4][5] In 2023, he recovered some popularity,[6] raising to 14th place from 40.5 percent to 47.5 percent in July 2023,[7] and coming to being the fifth most popular regional president by December 2023.[8][9][10] After some negotiations, Bardi was confirmed as the centre-right coalition candidate for the 2024 Basilicata regional election.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b "Vito bardi - gdf.gov.it". gdf.gov.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Basilicata, elezioni regionali, Vito Bardi è il candidato del centrodestra". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Regionali: la Basilicata al centrodestra, Vito Bardi governatore a 9 punti dal centrosinistra. Terzo il M5S ma è primo partito". La Repubblica (in Italian). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Governance Poll, Bardi il governatore meno popolare d'Italia". Ufficio Stampa Basilicata (in Italian). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Bardi presidente retrocesso, ultimo in classifica nazionale". Il Quotidiano del Sud (in Italian). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Martina, Franco (10 July 2023). "I sondaggi de Il Sole 24 ore. Recupera Bardi. Giù i sindaci Bennardi e Guarente". Giornalemio.it. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Governance Poll 2023: bene Bardi, trend in calo per Emiliano. Decaro terzo sindaco più amato d'Italia". TRMtv.it (in Italian). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Basilicata: il Governatore Bardi guadagna punti nella classifica di gradimento. Ecco il sondaggio". Potenza News (in Italian). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Basilicata: il Governatore Bardi tra i primi 5 in questa classifica di gradimento del Sole24Ore! Ecco il sondaggio". Matera News (in Italian). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Basilicata: il Governatore Bardi tra i primi 5 in questa classifica di gradimento del Sole24Ore! Ecco il sondaggio". Vulture News (in Italian). 23 December 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Ferrara, Pierfrancesco (14 March 2024). "Regionali in Basilicata, quando si vota e gli scenari". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Tortorelli, Guido (29 February 2024). "Regionali, in Basilicata il centrodestra rompe gli indugi e ufficializza Bardi. 'Il mio impegno in continuità'". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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