Francesca Donato

Francesca Donato (born 25 August 1969 in Ancona) is an Italian politician who was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2019, as a member of the party Lega Nord.[3]

Francesca Donato
MEP
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
NationalityItalian
Political partyLeague (until 2021)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Alma materUniversity of Modena
ProfessionLawyer

She was part of the group Identity and Democracy at the European Parliament.

After leaving the party Lega Nord due to her position against the EU Digital COVID Certificate, in September 2021, she was expelled from the Identity and Democracy group, and became a non-inscrit member of the EP.

On 2 March 2022, she was one of 13 MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] After sharing news which were identified as fake news, her Facebook page was closed in March 2022.[5]

References
  1. "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. "Elezioni europee, eletti Berlusconi e Calenda, fuori i Mussolini: tutti i nomi dei nuovi deputati". Today.
  4. "See the only MEPs who voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine - Russia". World Today News. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. "No! Questo non è un video dell'ospedale pediatrico bombardato a Mariupol". Open (in Italian). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.


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