Overview

• Polls closed at 3 p.m., and instant polls and exit polls from SWG, Opinio and YouTrend placed Roberto Occhiuto around 58–62 percent versus 36–41 percent for Pasquale Tridico, with Francesco Toscano near 1–2 percent.
• Turnout was reported at 43.14 percent, roughly in line with 2021, a figure depressed by a voter roll that includes AIRE registrants and many residents domiciled outside the region.
• Early projections reinforced the margin, with Opinio for Rai estimating Occhiuto at 57.5 percent and SWG for La7 at 58.1 percent, while counting continued across 2,406 sections.
• Tridico phoned Occhiuto to offer congratulations and acknowledged defeat, and Occhiuto said his priority is to pacify the region after a bruising campaign.
• National leaders including Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani publicly hailed the result as a confirmation of centre‑right strength in Calabria.