Gianluca Festa (politician)
Gianluca Festa is an Italian politician and former professional basketball player.
He played the role of Shooting guard for the S.S. Felice Scandone for the season '99-'00 scoring 41 points in a single match and again in the season '00-'01 scoring a maximum of 46 points in a single match.
Festa ran as an independent for the office of Mayor of Avellino at the 2019 local elections, supported by a coalition formed by centre-left and civic parties. He was elected on 9 June and took office on 28 June 2019..
Festa was subject to a large amount of attention from the media on May 31 2020 when he gathered with local youth in a main street of his city to chant controversial songs against the city of Salerno, despite the social distancing restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
