Silvia Salis

She has been Mayor of Genoa since May 2025, elected with centre-left support. She is named among the possible contenders for Prime Minister of Italy, and did not stand in a 2026 national election.

Career

Salis threw the hammer for Italy, with a personal best of 71.93 metres in 2011, won gold at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, took several national titles between 2010 and 2015, and competed at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics without reaching the final. She later worked as a sports manager. In May 2025 she was elected Mayor of Genoa with the support of the Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement and the Greens and Left Alliance, took office on 30 May 2025, and is also mayor of the metropolitan city.

Positions

Wikipedia lists Salis as an independent backed by the centre-left coalition. Press commentary, such as Jacobin, presents her as a possible challenger to Giorgia Meloni. At a press conference on 12 June 2026 she said she is and remains mayor of Genoa, intends to serve her term to 2030, and will not run as centre-left leader in 2027; she also opposes primaries to choose a coalition leader, according to Il Post.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Il Post

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