Vittorio Craxi

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Vittorio Craxi, commonly known as Bobo, (Milan, June 6, 1964) is an Italian politician, son of Bettino Craxi.

Formerly a prominent member of the Italian Socialist Party and of the Socialist League, he was a founder of the New Italian Socialist Party in 2001. He left this party in late January 2006 after the rejection, by a judicial court, of his claim of having being elected as new national Secretary.

Thus he founded a new movement, The Italian Socialists, of which he has been the leader for a period, but in June 2006 he has been expelled by the party Assembly. The party is part of the centre-left The Union.

He has been elected MP at the Chamber of Deputies of Italy for the riding of Trapani in the 2001 general election in the House of Freedoms, serving until 2006. Now, he is part of the Romano Prodi government as Foreign Affairs undersecretary, delegated to United Nations relationships.