Gino Bucchino

Gino Bucchino (born 1948) is the overseas member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for North America and Central America.[1]

Bucchino is a doctor in Toronto, Ontario, and was elected as a member of L'Unione (led by Romano Prodi).

In 2011 he claimed that President Silvio Berlusconi has attempted to bribe him into switching his party allegiance.[2]

Biography

In the 2006 general election, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the L'Unione ticket in the Overseas – North and Central America constituency and joined the Democratic Party (Italy) caucus.

Alle elezioni politiche del 2008 è stato rieletto alla Camera dei Deputati con il Democratic Party (Italy) nella circoscrizione Estero – Nord e Centro America.

In February 2011, he publicly denounced an alleged attempt at bribery, claiming that a young member of the Socialist Refoundation Party had promised him 150,000 euros and re-election—with Denis Verdini guarantee—if he joined the center-right parliamentary majority and supported Silvio Berlusconi.[3] [4]

References

  1. ^ "Canadian wins seat in Italian parliament". CBC News. April 12, 2006.
  2. ^ "Italian MP in defection bribe claim". The Age. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Deputato Pd denuncia tentata corruzione "Soldi per passare con Berlusconi"".
  4. ^ "Rifondazione sì, ma socialista (di qualche anno fa)"".


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