On 3 March 2019, Zingaretti won the Democratic leadership election by a landslide, receiving 66% of the over 1.5 million votes cast and defeating Maurizio Martina and Roberto Giachetti. During his victory speech Zingaretti dedicated his victory to Greta Thunberg, a young Swedish activist against global warming and climate change.Chi è Greta Thunberg, a cui Zingaretti ha dedicato la sua vittoria He was officially appointed by the National Assembly on 17 March 2019. On the same day, former Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni was elected the party's new president.Gentiloni eletto presidente del PD, nessun contrario e 86 astenuti After a month, on 17 April, Zingaretti appointed Andrea Orlando and Paola De Micheli as his deputy secretaries.Zingaretti nomina Orlando e De Micheli vicesegretari del PD
