Tallini, who is the president of the regional council of Calabria arrested for alleged relations between local politicians and ‘ndrangheta- Corriere.it

CATANZARO – Mimmo Tallini, president of the regional council of Calabria and coordinator of Forza Italia in the province of Catanzaro, a longtime politician, and among the 19 people arrested on Thursday morning by the carabinieri from the Catanzaro investigation unit, as part of the Farmabusiness investigation. Born in Catanzaro, 68 years old, electronics expert, former Enel employee, soccer and pool fan, in his fourth term. His political commitment began in the ranks of the Social Movement. They call sir preferences, because in his extensive political activity he has always obtained a harvest of votes, especially in his Catanzaro. In his political career he has held various positions. The last, the most prestigious, is that of President of the Calabrian Assembly. Tallini, in fact, with eight thousand preferences obtained in the regional elections last January, was appointed president of the regional assembly. A position that has caused some perplexity because, before the regional elections, the Antimafia Commission had included his name among the unpresentable because he was accused of corruption. His first election dates back to 2005, from the ranks of the Udeur. Got 5000 preferences at that time. He was a councilor for Catanzaro between 1981 and 2017 and also held the position of municipal councilor for Sports and General Affairs. In 1999 he was also a provincial councilor. He was one of the founders of the “Calabria Libera” movement, in 1990 and then the Civic Center and in 1994 the Civic Movement for the South.