1. Renato Schifani joined The People of Freedom when it succeeded FI as Berlusconi's party in 2009.
21 Facts About Renato Schifani
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Renato Schifani then joined the New Centre-Right party but left it in 2016 for the reformed Forza Italia.
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Renato Schifani won the 2022 Sicilian regional election and was elected president of the region.
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Renato Schifani graduated at the University of Palermo, becoming a lawyer.
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Since he became a lawyer in 1976, Renato Schifani specialized in trials at Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation, the major court of last resort.
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Renato Schifani specialized in real estate regulations and became active in the debt collecting business.
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In 2002, Renato Schifani was a protagonist in the attempt to secure the embedding of the provisional Article 41-bis prison regime, which is used against people imprisoned for particular crimes such as Mafia involvement, as a definitive measure in Italian law.
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In 2006, Renato Schifani was re-elected, this time in the Sicily-at large constituency, and confirmed the group leader of Forza Italia.
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Renato Schifani was member of the Territory and Environment Commission.
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Renato Schifani was re-elected in 2008, when he became president of the Senate, and in 2013.
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On 19 July 2016, Renato Schifani resigned as group leader of Popular Area group.
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Renato Schifani was a member of the RAI Supervision Commission, the Bicameral Commission on the Banking System, and the Senate Rules Committee.
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The lodo Renato Schifani decree was then approved in June 2003 by the Italian Parliament guaranteeing immunity to Silvio Berlusconi.
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In 1979, Renato Schifani founded and became managing director of the firm Siculabrokers.
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The popular political commentator Beppe Grillo supported Travaglio, while Renato Schifani announced he would take Travaglio to court for slander.
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On 25 September 2022, Renato Schifani was elected Sicily's regional president.
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Renato Schifani then took office after being proclaimed president of Sicily on 13 October 2022.
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In February 2024, Renato Schifani was appointed as the leader of Forza Italia's national council.
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On 13 November 2020, Renato Schifani was appointed by Berlusconi as his political advisor.
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Renato Schifani is a supporter of Palermo FC and inaugurated the club's new sports centre as president of Sicily in 2022.
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Renato Schifani presented the Coppa Italia trophy to the winner in 2010 and 2011.