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Gaetano PEDULLA'

The LeftThe Left — GUE/NGL
Movimento 5 Stelle

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

12

Currently active

7

Total departed

5

Departed share

41.7%

5 of 12

Also draws on 7 shared assistants (6 currently, 1 former) — pooled staff are employed by a grouping of Members and are excluded from the figures above.

Office over time

12 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Maurizio BENEDETTOSabrina PignedoliMonica PANZIRONIAlberto AIROLAMoira PERRUSOVeronica IANNONEElena CALOGEROVincenzo LEPORISabina LUCANGELIGiovanni MELLINI SUSCALaurent FERRANTEMassimo CASIRAGHI
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsService providersin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Maurizio BENEDETTOAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Sabrina PignedoliAccredited assistants21/01/2025in post
Monica PANZIRONILocal assistants15/12/2024in post
Alberto AIROLALocal assistants17/12/2024left before Mar 2026
Moira PERRUSOLocal assistants17/01/2025in post
Veronica IANNONELocal assistants21/02/2025in post
Elena CALOGEROLocal assistants14/12/202501/05/2026
Vincenzo LEPORILocal assistants21/05/2026in post
Sabina LUCANGELIPaying agentstracked since 28/10/202402/04/2026
Giovanni MELLINI SUSCAPaying agents02/04/2026in post
Laurent FERRANTEService providers06/12/2024left before Mar 2026
Massimo CASIRAGHIService providers21/12/2024left before Mar 2026

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member41.7%
EP average30.2%
Italy35.6%
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL32.0%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Local assistants42600
Accredited assistants20200
Service providers02200
Paying agents11200
Accredited assistants (grouping)00067

Active assistants · 13

NameCategorySince
Maurizio BENEDETTOAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Sabrina PignedoliAccredited assistants21/01/2025
Davide D'ANTONIAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Diego DESTROAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Sandro GORIAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Luca Biagio Raimondo PATANÈAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Caterina RISTORIAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Dario SOLDIAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Monica PANZIRONILocal assistants15/12/2024
Moira PERRUSOLocal assistants17/01/2025
Veronica IANNONELocal assistants21/02/2025
Vincenzo LEPORILocal assistants21/05/2026
Giovanni MELLINI SUSCAPaying agents02/04/2026

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Gaetano PEDULLA' per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-112yes
2024-123yes
2025-015yes
2025-026yes
2025-036yes
2025-046yes
2025-056yes
2025-066yes
2025-076yes
2025-086yes
2025-096yes
2025-106yes
2025-116yes
2025-127yes
2026-017yes
2026-027yes
2026-037no
2026-047no
2026-057no
2026-067no
2026-077no
2026-087no
2026-097no
2026-107no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

06 mo12 mo18 mo24 moEP median

2 dated departures · office median 11.5 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
Elena CALOGERO5
Sabina LUCANGELI18

Former assistants · 6

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Elena CALOGEROLocal assistants14/12/202501/05/20265m
Sabina LUCANGELIPaying agents28/10/202402/04/20261y 6m
LORENZO POGGIAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Laurent FERRANTEService providers06/12/2024left before Mar 2026—
Alberto AIROLALocal assistants17/12/2024left before Mar 2026—
Massimo CASIRAGHIService providers21/12/2024left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →