Elly Schlein elected leader of the Italian Social Democrats – Italy

Rome – There was a surprise in the election of the new leader of the Italian Social Democrats on Sunday. The 37-year-old MP and US-Italian Elly Schlein prevailed in the ballot, in which a million center-left voters took part. She won with 54 percent of the vote once morest the favorite, Stefano Bonaccini, president of the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna.