Dario Nardella

Nardella earned a law degree as well as a Ph.D. in public law at the University of Florence. He is also a graduate in violin from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini.
On 1 February 2020, Nardella encouraged Italians to "hug a Chinese" to combat what he described as "psychological terrorism" in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nardella was the president of Eurocities from 2020 to 2023.
Term-limited in 2024, Nardella ran for European Parliament on the Democratic Party list in Central Italy constituency. He received 118 784 preference votes and was elected. Provided by Wikipedia