Giuliano Pisapia
Giuliano Pisapia (; born 20 May 1949) is an Italian lawyer, politician, former mayor of
Milan, former member of the Italian Parliament and former member of the
European Parliament. As a politician, he has been a member of two
left-wing parties, first
Proletarian Democracy and then the
Communist Refoundation Party; in Milan's mayoral election, he was endorsed by a large left-wing coalition, after winning the
primary election of the
centre-left coalition with the strong support of
Nichi Vendola's
Left Ecology Freedom.
As a lawyer, he participated in a number of notable trials with political implications, including that of
PKK leader
Abdullah Öcalan and the trial that followed the death of
anti-global activist Carlo Giuliani, shot by the police during the
27th G8 summit.
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