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Milan Mayor Sala Vows to Complete Term as Corruption Inquiry Expands

PD support comes with demands for reform after the inquiry prompted his assessor’s resignation.

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Overview

  • In a City Council address, Mayor Giuseppe Sala rejected calls to resign, declaring that “my hands are clean” and pledging to serve through 2027.
  • The Partito Democratico reaffirmed its backing for Sala, insisting on clear signals of change in urban planning governance.
  • Urban Regeneration Assessor Giancarlo Tancredi formally resigned after prosecutors sought house arrest, aiming to safeguard the administration’s integrity.
  • The planned sale of San Siro stadium to Inter and Milan was postponed to September to allow for political and judicial stabilization.
  • Prosecutors allege an “alarming predominance of private interests” in Milan’s urban projects, a claim defended by the Milan chapter of the Association of Magistrates.