Franco Nicolazzi (10 April 1924 – 22 January 2015) was an Italian politician.

During World War II he fought against the German occupation of Italy with the Brigate Matteotti.

He was one of the founders of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano, PSDI) in 1948, an offshoot of the Italian Socialist Party whose members were against the decision to ally with the Italian Communist Party.

He retired from political activity after his encroachment in the Tangentopoli scandal,[2] in which he was condemned to a one-year residence order.

[citation needed] From 2006 until his death he was the President of the Giuseppe Saragat Foundation.