by In Trieste
Elected on 3 Feb 2015, Sergio Mattarella serves as Italy’s 12th president. In his inauguration speech he vowed to fight corruption and reform Italy’s economy.
Although Italy’s presidency is known for being a ceremonial role and serving as a figurehead for the country, the president serves an essential purpose of representing Italy in international affairs and ensuring Italy’s constitution is being followed.
Elected on 3 Feb 2015, Sergio Mattarella serves as Italy’s 12th president. In his inauguration speech he vowed to fight corruption, reform Italy’s downtrodden economy, and considered himself to be a political impartial “referee”.
Political history
President Mattarella, considered as a center-left politician, political views originated in the Catholic social and reform movement that ultimately led to him being elected into parliament for the Christian Democracy Party in 1983 in the western Sicily constituency.
The Christian Democracy Party’s ideologies focused on Catholic social teachings. They were supportive of social market advocacy and the collaboration of all Italian Catholics who were against communist ideals infiltrating the Italian government. The Christian Democracy Party’s ideologies influenced his own decisions until the end of his political activity within the Chamber of Deputies in 2008.
But In May 2009, parliament elected him as a member of the Bureau’s Council for Administrative Justice, of which he was elected Deputy Chairman, which ultimately led to him being elected as Constitutional Judge in 2011.
During his seven parliamentary terms, he served as a member of the Constitutional Affairs Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Legislative Commission.
The assassination of his brother
Obtaining his a summa con Laude Law Degree from “La Sapienza” the University of Rome in 1964 with a dissertation on “Public Policy Guidelines,” President Mattarella’s political aspirations were influenced by the assassination of his brother Piersanti Mattarella by the Mafia.
Piersanti Mattarella served as the president of the Regional Government of Sicily at the time of his assassination. The murder of president Mattarella’s brother served as the catalyst to pursue political ventures and follow in his brother’s footsteps.
