Sergio Pirozzi

Political career

Despite being born in San Benedetto del Tronto, Pirozzi grew up in Amatrice. In 1995 he was elected city councillor of Amatrice and appointed deputy mayor. He was successively elected councillor of the Province of Rieti for the right-wing National Alliance and then mayor of Amatrice in 2009. where he ran as an independent candidate, obtaining 4.89% of votes and being elected regional councillor. He subsequently joined Brothers of Italy in 2019, then switching his allegiance to the Lega in 2022. In 2023, he declared his political career to be over; one year later, he reverted on his previous decision and accepted a candidacy for the 2024 European Parliament election in Italy as part of the big tent Freedom list, eventually not being elected.