Politics
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In Reggio Calabria, 14.97 per cent of the electorate turned out to vote. Attention is already turning to the next
Roscioli, Benedetto, Giannetta and Toscano are vying for the seat formerly held by Francesco Cannizzaro, who has since become mayor of the Calabrian town. The lack of interest in the by-election stems from the fact that the campaign for the upcoming general election has already begun.
28 SEP 26
Translated by AI
At 11:00 p.m. on Sunday 27th (voting also takes place today from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) across the metropolitan area of Reggio Calabria, 14.97 per cent of eligible voters turned out at the polling stations for the by-election. They must choose a replacement in the Chamber of Deputies for Francesco Cannizzaro, who has since been elected mayor of Reggio Calabria, from among Fabio Roscioli (Forza Italia), the candidate backed by Governor Occhiuto and supported by the centre-right coalition; Frank Benedetto (broad-based coalition); Domenico Giannetta, who was formerly with Forza Italia but has since joined Futuro Nazionale; and Francesco Toscano, standing for Democrazia Sovrana e Popolare.
Four years ago, 145,000 voters cast their ballots to fill the parliamentary seat for Reggio Calabria – just under half of those eligible to vote. But those were general elections. The next general election is just around the corner: the lack of interest shown in these by-elections is also down to the forthcoming general election, for which the campaign has already begun.
There was also little interest shown by some photo agencies, which chose not to send a photographer to take any pictures.