Silvio Liotta

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Silvio Liotta in 2001

Silvio Liotta (9 October 1935 – 15 September 2018) was an Italian politician.

A native of Cremona, Liotta was secretary-general of the Sicilian Regional Assembly prior to his election to the Chamber of Deputies in 1994, affiliated with Forza Italia.[1][2] He left FI for Italian Renewal, from which he was expelled in 1998 because he voted in favor of a no confidence motion ending the Prodi I Cabinet.[3] Liotta subsequently joined the Union of the Centre.[4] Liotta stepped down as deputy in 2006. He died on 15 September 2018 in Palermo.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "E' morto Silvio Liotta, il suo voto fece cadere Prodi nel 1998". Quotidiano (in Italian). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Morto a Palermo Silvio Liotta, fece cadere il governo Prodi". La Provincia (in Italian). 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ Hine, David; Vassallo, Salvatore (2000). The Return of Politics. Berghahn Books. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9781571817983.
  4. ^ "Morto Silvio Liotta, il suo «no» fece cadere il governo Prodi". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Palermo: è morto Silvio Liotta, il deputato che fece cadere Prodi". Repubblica (in Italian). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.