Overview

• The electoral commissions in Reggio Calabria and Cosenza declared Domenico "Mimmo" Lucano ineligible and removed him from Avs’s regional lists.
• The exclusion stems from the Severino law following a definitive Court of Cassation conviction for falsehood tied to the Xenia inquiry.
• As a result, Lucano is currently barred from running in the October 5–6 regional elections pending the outcome of his appeals.
• Lawyers Andrea Daqua and Giuliano Saitta filed challenges with the Courts of Appeal in Reggio Calabria and Catanzaro seeking his reinstatement.
• Avs leaders condemned the move as political and announced a Saturday press conference in Lamezia Terme with Nicola Fratoianni, Angelo Bonelli and Giuseppe Conte, while Lucano said he will continue to support the Avs list and candidate Pasquale Tridico.