Marco Formentini

Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021) was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Democrats and finally for The Daisy. During his youth, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.

After being a member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994 –2004).

He was mayor of Milan from 1993 to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre. In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.

Elected for the second time to the European Parliament in 1999, he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.

Electoral history ElectionHouseConstituencyPartyVotesResult 1992 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia LN 8,854 Elected 1994 European Parliament North-West Italy LN 204,728 Elected 1999 European Parliament North-West Italy LN 69,579 Elected 2004 European Parliament North-West Italy DL 9,288 Not Elected