Messina: Federico Basile wins re-election as mayor
Auf einen Blick
- Federico Basile, supported by Cateno De Luca's Sud chiama Nord, has won the mayoral election in Messina with approximately 58% of the vote.
- The center-right candidate Marcello Scurria followed with 28%, and the center-left candidate Antonella Russo with 10%.
- Voter turnout was 61.93%.
KI-generierte Zusammenfassung
Warum es wichtig ist
Federico Basile, the outgoing mayor of Messina and protégé of Cateno De Luca's Sud chiama Nord movement, sought re-election in administrative elections held on May 24-25. The election was a five-way contest.
Messina remains a fiefdom of Cateno De Luca, of Sud chiama Nord, with the overwhelming victory of his protégé and outgoing mayor Federico Basile in the administrative elections of May 24 and 25 (LIVE UPDATES ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS).
With the count ongoing, Basile is around 58%. Following him is the center-right candidate Marcello Scurria around 28%, and the center-left challenger with M5s and Controcorrente Antonella Russo around 10%. The other two candidates are below 2%. Final turnout was 61.93% (6.37% more than in the previous administrative elections).
The candidates
In Messina, therefore, it was a five-way challenge. Federico Basile, former mayor of Sud chiama Nord who played the card of resignation to go to early elections, was supported by 15 lists: Basile sindaco, Costa Blu, Liberi e forti, Lavoro e solidarietà, Zancle, Sviluppo Sostenibile, Il futuro è adesso, Cateno per i giovani, La Politica del Fare, Orgoglio messinese, Amo Messina, Messina Protagonista, Federico per Messina, Sud chiama Nord, De Luca sindaco di Sicilia.
The center-right united behind Marcello Scurria, an administrative lawyer and former sub-commissioner for recovery in 2023: he was supported by Partecipazione-Marcello Scurria sindaco per Messina, Forza Italia, Fratelli d'Italia, Noi Moderati, Lega, Popolari e autonomisti and Grande Sicilia, Dc Pri Animalisti.
The progressive camp also found a single name, converging on Antonella Russo, a municipal councilor indicated by the Democratic Party: she was supported by the Democratic Party list and the M5s-Controcorrente list.
The other two candidates who ran are Gaetano Sciacca (former chief engineer of the Civil Engineering department, supported by the Rinascita Messina list) and Lillo Valvieri (a barber by profession, running with the Valvieri sindaco list).
See also
Municipal elections in Messina, who are the mayoral candidates
Offene Fragen
- What are the specific policy plans of Mayor Basile for his new term?
- What is the future political trajectory of Cateno De Luca and Sud chiama Nord in Sicilian politics?
- How will the performance of the center-right and center-left coalitions influence future elections?
