Nichi Vendola is the only one capable of reviving a modern version of left-wing politics; the others seem too disoriented to me. - Massimo D'Alema

About Massimo D'Alema

Massimo D'Alema (born 20 April, 1949) is an Italian politician and journalist who was the 53rd prime minister of Italy from 1998 to 2000. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008. D'Alema also served for a time as national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS). Earlier in his career, D'Alema was a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and was the first former Communist party member to become prime minister of a NATO country and the only former PCI prime minister of Italy. Due to his first name and for his dominant position in the left-wing coalitions during the Second Republic, he is referred to as Leader Maximo ("Maximum Leader"). D'Alema is also an adviser and mediator in the weapon economic sector.