Son of a
Sardinian leader of the
Italian Communist Party, Zedda joined
Nichi Vendola's
Left Ecology Freedom in 2009. In 2011, Zedda became the
centre-left candidate for the office of
Mayor of Cagliari at the
2011 local elections, supported by his party, the
Democratic Party,
Italy of Values and the
Federation of the Left; he manages to be elected at the second round. In 2016, Zedda runs once again for Mayor at the
local elections supported by the whole
centre-left coalition and is re-elected at the first round. In 2017, Zedda supported
Giuliano Pisapia's
Progressive Camp project and later joined the
left-wing party
Progressive Area. In 2018, Zedda decided to run for the office of
President of Sardinia at the
2019 regional election, guiding a
centre-left coalition named
Sardinian Progressives. == References ==