Francesco Forgione (politician)

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Francesco Forgione
Mayor of Favignana
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 October 2020
Preceded by	Giuseppe Pagoto
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 28 April 2006 – 28 April 2008
Constituency	Sicily 2
Personal details
Born	(1960-08-15) 15 August 1960 (age 64) Catanzaro, Italy
Political party	PdUP (1978–1984) PCI (1984–1991) PRC (1991–2009) SEL (2010–2016)
Occupation	Journalist

Francesco Forgione (born August 15, 1960), born in Catanzaro, Italy, is a former member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Communist Refoundation Party. He was chairman of the Antimafia Commission in 2006–2008.^[1]

Forgione served as the primary inspiration for the song 'Francesco' written in 2023 by singer-songwriter Bug Hunter (band), first featured on an episode of the podcast Jam Mechanics after given a prompt to write a song based on a random Wikipedia page chosen through WikiRoulette.