Background
Cane"s father is African American and her mother is Italian, a native of Viggiù.
Cane"s father is African American and her mother is Italian, a native of Viggiù.
Holding a degree in foreign languages, she started to work in tourism sector and became the director of a hotel. She is also well-versed in the local Western Lombard dialect (dialetto bosino). Cane became Lega Nord"s candidate for Viggiù mayor in June 2009 elections.
She was elected the first female non-white mayor of Italy after winning about 30% of the votes.
In an interview with The Independent, she told that she is an Obama voter.