Domenico Lucano

Domenico Lucano is the mayor of Riace, in southern Italy. He gained worldwide attention through his innovative approach to dealing with refugees,[1] in the context of the European migrant crisis. About 450 refugees have settled there among the 1,800 inhabitants of the village, revitalising it and preventing the closure of the village school.[2][3]

Lucano, came second runner-up in the 2010 World Mayor competition. (The winner was the Mayor of Mexico City, which has about nine million inhabitants.)[4]

Lucano was also listed by Fortune as one of the world's greatest leaders in 2016[3][5] featuring at number 40 in the magazine's listing.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Sreenivasan, Hari (April 3, 2016). PBS NewsHour Weekend.
  2. ↑ Ash, Lucy (10 January 2011). "Italian mayor saves his village by welcoming refugees". BBC News. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Poggioli, Sylvia (April 12, 2016). NPR Morning Edition (radio). National Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ↑ World Mayor 2010 results
  5. ↑ "Riace: The Italian village abandoned by locals, adopted by migrants". BBC News. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "World's Greatest Leaders". Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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