Alessandro Di Battista

Di Battista was born in Rome to parents of Civita Castellana and Vittorio Di Battista. His father was an entraprenuer in the healthcare sector and municipal councilor for the Italian Social Movement.[2] Di Battista graduated high school from Liceo Scientifico Statale Farnesina located in Rome. Later on, he graduated from the University of Roma Tre with a dissertation A multi-speed European monetary union as a realistic strategy.[3] He also obtained the Level 2 Master in International Protection of Human Rights from Sapienza University of Rome.[4] Later in 2010 he worked for a year as a cooperator in Guatemala, and also collaborated with educational projects in other countries such as Chile.[5]

In 2008, Di Battista was a candidate with the list of Friends of Beppe Grillo to the municipal authorities of Rome. Later on he joined the 5 Star Movement and became a spokesman for Lazio.[6] Later in December 2012 he became a candidate for the parliamentarians of the 5 Star Movement, but did not win. The following year in 2013, he won the race for deputy of the 5 Star Movement. From 7 May 2013 to July 2015 he was vice president of the commission for Foreign and Community Affairs.[7]

On 7 August 2016, with the coast to coast Constitution, he went on a motorcycle tour to promote the "No" to the referendum on the Renzi-Boschi constitutional reform. On 20 November 2017 he announced that he will not stand for re-election to the next parliamentary elections of 2018, but will remain in the 5 Star Movement.[8] Battista accused Silvio Berlusconi of having ties with the Italian Mafia, leading to a corrupt system while he was in power, stating he has only made it more powerful. [9]A Trump supporter, he congratulated Trump for his victory and defined him as a better President than the scammer Obama.