LAMEZIA TERME Local elections are also underway in Calabria, which will concern 132 Municipalities, practically a third of the Municipalities in the region. As for the European elections, voting for the administrative elections takes place today from 3.00 pm to 11.00 pm, and tomorrow from 7.00 am to 11.00 pm. Voting takes place in only one provincial capital, Vibo Valentia, and only in three other municipalities with over 15 thousand inhabitants, namely Corigliano Rossano and Montalto Uffugo in the province of Cosenza and Gioia Tauro in the province of Reggio Calabria.
Municipalities above 15 thousand inhabitants
TO Vibo Valentia there will be a four-way race to win the Municipality (CANDIDATES AND LISTS HERE): the challenge will be between Roberto Cosentinocandidate for mayor of the centre-right coalition, Enzo Romeocandidate for mayor of the centre-left coalition, Francesco Muzzopappamayoral candidate of a center coalition, e Marcella Murabito for Rifondazione Comunista. There are two candidates for mayor instead in Corigliano Rossano (CANDIDATES AND LISTS HERE): the duel will be between the outgoing mayor, Flavio Stasicandidate of the centre-left, and the regional councilor of Forza Italia, Pasqualina Straface, candidate for mayor of the centre-right. A third mayoral candidate, Domenico Piattello, has been excluded from the competition due to his ineligibility: therefore there will not be a run-off in Corigliano Rossano anyway. Three mayoral candidates a Montalto Uffugo (CANDIDATES AND LISTS HERE): Biagio Faragalli, Mauro D’Acri and Emilio Viafora. Four-way challenge instead Gioia Tauro (CANDIDATES AND LISTS HERE): Renato Bellofiore, Mariarosaria Russo, Simona Scarcella and Rosario Schiavone.
Where to vote
In province of Catanzaro we will vote in 19 Municipalities: Albi, Amato, Cortale, Fossato Serralta, Gagliato, Gimigliano, Marcedusa, Marcellinara, Miglierina, Motta Santa Lucia, Pentone, Pianopoli, San Floro, San Floro, San Pietro a Maida, Sellia, Sellia Marina, Sorbo San Basile, Squillace, Zagarise. In province of Cosenza the citizens of 65 municipalities are called to the polls, including Corigliano Rossano and Montalto Uffugo: Acquaformosa, Acquappesa, Alessandria del Carretto, Altomonte, Amendolara, Aprigliano, Bianchi, Bocchigliero, Buonvicino, Caloveto, Castiglione Cosentino, Cerchiara di Calabria, Cervicati, Civita, Colosimi, Corigliano-Rossano, Cropalati, Crosia, Diamante, Domanico, Figline Vegliaturo, Firmo, Fiumefreddo Bruzio, Frascineto, Grimaldi, Laino Borgo, Laino Castello, Lappano, Lattarico, Longobardi, Malvito, Mendicino, Mongrassano, Montalto Uffugo, Montegiordano, Morano Calabro, Mottafollone, Nocara, Oriolo, Paludi, Parenti, Pedivigliano, Rocca Imperiale, Rose, Roseto Capo Spulico, Rota Greca, San Basile, San Benedetto Ullano, San Donato di Ninea, San Giorgio Albanese, San Marco Argentano, Santa Caterina Albanese, Santa Domenica Talao, Santa Maria del Cedro, Santa Sofia d’Epiro, Santo Stefano di Rogliano, Scigliano, Spezzano Albanese, Tarsia, Terranova da Sibari, Torano Castello, Trebisacce Vaccarizzo Albanese, Verbicaro, Villapiana. In province of Crotone the municipal elections will be held in Belvedere di Spinello, Caccuri, Carfizzi, Castelsilano, Mesoraca, San Mauro Marchesato, San Nicola dell’Alto, Strongoli, Umbriatico Verzino. In the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria there are 25, including Gioia Tauro, the Municipalities called to vote today and tomorrow: Agnana Calabra, Ardore, Bagaladi, Benestare, Bivongi, Bova Marina, Canolo, Cardeto, Cittanova, Feroleto della Chiesa, Gerace, Gioia Tauro, Laureana di Borrello, Martone, Monasterace, Oppido Mamertina, Portigliola, Riace, Rizziconi, Roccella Ionica, San Giovanni di Gerace, Sant’Alessio in Aspromonte, Sant’Ilario dello Ionio, Scido, Stignano. In province of Vibo Valentia Administrative offices in 13 Municipalities including Wine: Drapia, Mileto, Mongiana, Nicotera, Pizzoni, Rombiolo, Simbario, Sorianello, Soriano Calabro, Vallelonga, Zungri.
Special cases and curiosities
The local elections in Calabria also present some particular cases. First of all, there will be no voting in three municipalities in which elections were also scheduled: this is San Luca, a town in Aspromonte whose municipality has already been dissolved in the past due to mafia infiltration and which will be placed under police administration again due to the failure to present candidates mayor, which has already happened on other occasions, and then Melissa, a municipality in the Crotone area where no mayoral candidates presented themselves as an anti-mafia access commission was established, and San Lorenzo, in Reggino, here too due to a lack of candidates. All eyes then turned to the Municipality of Riace, in which Mimmo Lucano, the symbol of migrant reception policies, is back on track as mayoral candidate: practically dethroned five years ago by the explosion of the League, to the point of not even entering the City Council, now Lucano tries again to conquer the Municipality against the outgoing Antonio Trifoli, former standard-bearer of the Carroccio but now in Forza Italia orbit, and the former deputy mayor Franco Salerno.
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