Sandro Ruotolo
Italian journalist and politician (born 1955)
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Alessandro Ruotolo (born 9 July 1955) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was elected to the Senate of the Republic in a by-election in 2020 as an independent politician of the centre-left coalition.[1]
ConstituencyNaples–San Carlo all'Arena
BornAlessandro Ruotolo
9 July 1955
9 July 1955
Naples, Italy
PartyDemocratic Party (since 2023)
Other political
affiliationsCentre-left coalition
affiliationsCentre-left coalition
Sandro Ruotolo | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 27 February 2020 – 13 October 2022 | |
| Constituency | Naples–San Carlo all'Arena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alessandro Ruotolo 9 July 1955 Naples, Italy |
| Party | Democratic Party (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Centre-left coalition |
| Profession | Journalist |
Political career
In November 2019, Five Star Movement Senator Franco Ortolani died from cancer. A by-election was held in the Naples district in February 2020, in which Ruotolo stood as an independent candidate with support from the centre-left coalition.[2] Ruotolo was elected with 48% of the votes.
Ruotolo has written about the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]
