Pietro Bartolo, "the doctor of Lampedusa" wins a seat in EU elections
An Italian man known as the βdoctor of migrantsβ on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, won a seat in last Sundayβs European parliament elections, bucking a trend towards the extreme right across the south of the country.
Pietro Bartolo, who has dedicated years of his life to addressing the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, stood in Sicily for the centre-left Democratic party (PD), (in opposition) which presented him on the campaign trail as the last defence against the anti-immigration rhetoric of the extreme right. He finished second, behind the candidate for Matteo Salviniβs far-right League.
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