Overview
- The Court annulled Trentino’s statute that would have allowed incumbent Maurizio Fugatti to run again, upholding the government’s May challenge.
- The press office said the law was illegitimate for violating the ban on a third consecutive mandate, which binds even the primary legislative power of special-status regions and provinces.
- The ruling closes off third-term paths favored by the Lega, affecting figures such as Fugatti and potentially Massimiliano Fedriga, while the full reasoning is still pending.
- It follows an April decision that struck down a similar Campania law and comes after a June parliamentary attempt to relax the limit failed.
- Local repercussions surfaced in Trentino as Fratelli d’Italia urged Fugatti to restore the vice presidency removed from Francesca Gerosa, with regional leader Alessandro Urzì pressing to rebalance roles.