Gioia Tauro it is the only municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria which has more than 15 thousand inhabitants in the next administrative elections and therefore where a run-off is expected. Contending for the mayor’s seat, left by the outgoing Aldo Alessio, are Renato Bellofiore, Mariarosaria Russo, Simona Scarcella and Rosario Schiavone.
In Reggio a total of 26 municipalities will go to the polls. In San Luca no list was provided and therefore the Municipality will be placed under a commissioner. All eyes will then be on the Municipality of Riace, where Mimmo Lucano, the symbol of migrant reception policies, is back on track as mayoral candidate. 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. Overall, there are 25 municipalities in the metropolitan city of Reggio affected by this electoral round: 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.
There are 19 municipalities in the province of Catanzaro called to vote. In Squillace, there will be three mayoral candidates: Stefano Carabetta, with the “Civitasquillace” list, the outgoing minority city councilor Vincenzo Zofrea with the “We are Squillace” list and another of the outgoing city councilor, Anna Maria Mungo, with the list “Squillace Project”. Sellia Marina will also vote where Giuseppina Frangipane, president of the outgoing municipal council, and the entrepreneur Walter Placida, provincial president of Confagricoltura, have taken to the field. Three mayoral candidates also in San Pietro a Maida: the current mayor, Domenico Giampà, secretary of the provincial federation of the Democratic Party, is running with the “We love San Pietro” list, Andrea Davoli with the “Vivere” list and Caterina Berlingieri with the “Common reaction”. The other municipalities in the Catanzaro area called to vote are: 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.
Sixty-five municipalities were involved in this electoral round in the Cosentino area. The most important “match” will be played in Corigliano-Rossano where there are two candidates for mayor for the local elections: the outgoing Flavio Stasi for the centre-left, the regional councilor of Forza Italia Pasqualina Straface for the centre-right. The third candidate Domenico Piattello was excluded. Sixteen lists in the field and over 500 candidates for the City Council: eight teams that will support Stasi, as many connected to Straface. Among the municipalities with more than 15 thousand inhabitants, there is also voting in Montalto Uffugo. This is the complete list: 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, Lombards, 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.
Finally the province of CrotoneThe citizens of Melissa, a municipality in the Crotone area which has 3,200 inhabitants, will not go to vote to elect the mayor and city council, in fact no one showed up. Belvedere di Spinello, Caccuri, Carfizzi, Castelsilano, Mesoraca, San Mauro Marchesato, San Nicola dell’Alto, Strongoli, Umbriatico Verzino will instead go to the polls.
