Giuseppe Scopelliti
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Giuseppe Scopelliti | |
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| President of Calabria | |
| In office 12 April 2010 – 29 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Agazio Loiero |
| Succeeded by | Mario Oliverio |
| Mayor of Reggio Calabria | |
| In office 28 May 2002 – 14 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Italo Falcomatà |
| Succeeded by | Demetrio Arena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1966 |
| Party | MSI (1988-1995) AN (1995-2009) PdL (2009-2013) NCD (2013-2014) AzN (2015-2017) MNS (2017-2019) |
| Alma mater | University of Messina |
Giuseppe Scopelliti (born 21 November 1966 in Reggio Calabria, Italy) is an Italian politician.
He was elected Mayor of Reggio Calabria in 2002. According to investigations of anti-mafia investigators in 2016, Scopelliti was elected thanks to votes from the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type criminal organisation in Calabria.[1]
On 9 October 2012, the Italian government decided to dissolve the city council of Reggio Calabria for infiltration by the 'Ndrangheta. The move came after some councillors were suspected of having ties to the powerful crime syndicate, under the 10-year centre-right rule of Giuseppe Scopelliti, mayor from 2002 to 2010.[2] The investigation was launched in June 2011, following the suicide of Orsola Fallara, Reggio Calabria's council financial controller, who had resigned after government inspectors discovered a €170 million deficit in the Reggio's coffers.[3]
