"Pittella, Giovanni"@en . . . . "1958Z"^^ . . "Gianni Pittella"@en . . . . . "Italian politician" . . "Gianni Pittella (born Giovanni Saverio Furio Pittella; Lauria, 19 November 1958) is an Italian politician from Basilicata. He has been president of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the second largest political group in the European Parliament, since 2014, and he has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999. He is a member of the Italian Democratic Party (PD)."@en . "Leader of theProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats" . "1958-11-19Z"^^ . . "President of the European Parliament" . .