The unlikely Campania without De Luca. Reflections

The dilemma now is what will happen to the regional elections in Campania. The definitive data for the European elections in Campania has been established, which saw the PD prevail, followed by the 5 Star Movement and Brothers of Italy.

Therefore, all things considered, Vincenzo De Luca continues to maintain a strong relationship with his electorate, that of the Democratic Party first and foremost. The result of the European elections in Campania shows that out of 2,117,884 citizens who went to the polls, for a total of 44 percent of eligible voters, the first party with 439,558 votes is the Democratic Party with 22.20%. Followed by the 5 Star Movement with 20.77%, Fdi with 19.41%, Forza Italia-Noi Moderati with 10.82”, Alleanza Verdi Sinistra with 6.97%, United States of Europe with 6.79% , Lega Salvini prime minister with 5.77% Below the quorum there are then Action-We are Europeans at 3.88, Peace, Earth and Dignity at 1.70, Freedom at 0.76, Animalist Party-Italexit for Italy at 0.66 and Popular Alternative at 0.25. A necessary consideration is that the constant attack of the exponents of the Brothers of Italy on De Luca in these long months of the electoral campaign have produced the only result of consolidating the figure and support of the citizens of Campania, those of the centre-left certainly, in the towards governor De Luca. A clear message also goes out from Naples to the PD leadership in Rome. In Campania, without De Luca, we won’t go far. The instructions given by Naples to De Luca’s supporters were clear. The voters’ response was equally clear. At the provincial level, the Democratic Party is the first party in Avellino, Caserta, Naples and Salerno. In Benevento, the team led by Schlein is second behind the United States of Europe.

As regards the mayors, yesterday’s final vote gives another clear indication: in the Municipalities of Salernitano, where there was also a vote for the renewal of the local administrations, the centre-left and the Democratic Party win the challenge of the mayors at the polls. Plebiscite for Franco Alfieri’s encore in Capaccio, clear statements by Francesco Squillante in Sarno and Anna Petta in Baronissi who had another dem as an antagonist, Picarone. The only one of the large municipalities on the ballot is Nocera Superiore, where Gennaro D’Acunzi and Enrico Bisogno will compete in two weeks. Confirmations avalanche of the first outgoing citizens even in smaller towns. Without prejudice to the re-election of Sonia Alfano, a historic exponent of FdI, the rest of the mayors are all, or almost all, from the centre-left. It is therefore a fact that the local ruling class is solid in the centre-left and not very consistent in the centre-right. Finally, the last indication, the electoral defeat for the League in Campania, compared to the previous European elections in 2019, in fact the League in Campania went from 19 percent to just under 6. An absolute failure for the ruling class of the party in Campania. So what will happen to the next regional elections in Campania, with De Luca asking for a third mandate, with the national Democratic Party reluctant to grant it to him and with the cross-cutting attacks of the national government forces?