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Swiss Abroad supporter Lombardi returns to political stage
Filippo Lombardi has long been a vocal supporter of the Organisation for the Swiss Abroad (OSA) Keystone / Gian Ehrenzeller
Filippo Lombardi, vice-president of the Organisation for the Swiss Abroad (OSA), has been elected to the city council of Lugano in southern Switzerland.
This content was published on April 19, 2021 - 15:53
April 19, 2021 - 15:53
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Lombardi, 64, is thus returning to politics almost 18 months after losing his place in the Senate by just 46 votes. For 20 years he had been one of two senators for Italian-speaking canton Ticino.
He has long been a vocal supporter of the OSA, which represents the interests of the so-called Fifth Switzerland, the 800,000 or so Swiss citizens – a tenth of the Swiss population – who live abroad.
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