Overview
- President Eugenio Giani confirmed the surprise appointment, making Diop the youngest regional vice president in Tuscany’s history.
- Media reports say she is likely to receive labor and equal-opportunity portfolios, with formal delegations still pending.
- The choice reflects backing from PD figures aligned with Elly Schlein, notably regional secretary Emiliano Fossi.
- Born in Livorno to a Senegalese father and Italian mother, she holds dual citizenship and advanced rapidly from youth activism to the PD national directorate and a 2024 city council seat.
- In a post accepting the role, she highlighted housing costs and precarious work facing her generation, while past scrutiny over a 2023 Instagram story was followed by her stated condemnation of terrorist actions.