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An Italian man known as the 鈥渄octor of migrants鈥� on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, won a seat in last Sunday鈥檚 European parliament elections, bucking a trend towards the extreme right across the south of the country.
Pietro Bartolo, who has dedicated years of his life to addressing the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, stood in Sicily for the centre-left Democratic party (PD), (in opposition) which presented him on the campaign trail as the last defence against the anti-immigration rhetoric of the extreme right. He finished second, behind the candidate for Matteo Salvini鈥檚 far-right League.