Ignazio Messina was born in
Palermo on 24 July 1964, from a family of
magistrates and
University professors. In 1991 he was one of the founders of
The Network, political party led by
Leoluca Orlando, and was candidate in the
Sicilian regional election, without being elected. In 1993 he was elected Major of
Sciacca and was confirmed again in 1997. In 1998 he joined
Italy of Values, party led by the former magistrate
Antonio Di Pietro. In 1999 his mandate as Mayor was interrupted by a motion of distrust approved by the City Council; Leoluca Orlando held a meeting to defend Messina and accused the city councilors of collusion with the mafia: for that event Orlando was condemned, with a final sentence, for defamation. In the
general election of 2001 Messina was candidate for the Chamber of Deputies, but he was not elected. In 2004 he was again a candidate for Mayor of Sciacca, but did not win the election. In the
general election of 2006 he was candidate for the Senate, but he was not elected even on that occasion. Messina succeeded for the first time in being elected parliamentary Deputy in
the 2008 general election. In 2013 he joined the political alliance
Civil Revolution for the
2013 election, but RC did not reach the minimum threshold and Messina lost his seat. In June 2013 he was elected National Secretary of the IdV replacing the outgoing leader
Antonio Di Pietro. In the
2018 general election Messina was candidate for the Senate in the uninominal constituency of
Brescia, supported by the centre-left coalition, but he was not elected. == References ==