Zambuto began his political career in
Christian Democracy (DC). In 1993, he was elected municipal councilor of Agrigento on the DC list . After the DC dissolved in 1994, he joined the
United Christian Democrats (CDU) in 1995 and he was re-elected with the CDU party in 1997. In 2004, Zambuto became the municipal budget councilor of Agrigento. He ran for
mayor of Agrigento at the 2007 Italian local elections, supported by a coalition composed of the
Union of the Centre (UdC),
Democrats of the Left (DS), and
UDEUR. He was elected at the second round and took office on 29 May 2007. During the
2012 Italian local elections, Zambuto was re-elected for a second term as mayor of Agrigento on 23 May 2012. He resigned on 13 June 2014; this came after a conviction for
abuse of office, which was overturned on appeal five months later. After a period as member of
The People of Freedom (PdL) from 2008 to 2010, Zambuto joined the
Democratic Party (PD) under the party's new secretary
Matteo Renzi in 2013. On 31 March 2015, Zambuto resigned from the position of president of the Regional Assembly of the PD in Sicily following a controversy sparked by his visit to
Silvio Berlusconi in Arcore. He left the PD in 2019 and joined Berlusconi's
Forza Italia (FI). In 2020, he ran again for mayor of Agrigento, supported by FI, UdC, and
DiventeràBellissima but was not elected. This caused controversy and opposition among Italian liberals, including Calenda and
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Federico Pizzarotti. == References ==