Overview

• He will formalize his resignation early next week to trigger regional elections in October.
• He says he fully cooperated with Catanzaro prosecutors, emerged “satisfied and relieved” from last week’s interrogation and expects the corruption probe to be archived.
• He accused rival “second-tier politicians” of weaponizing the inquiry to stall major works from the Catanzaro metro to airport and hospital projects.
• Party leaders such as Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini publicly endorsed his re-election bid at a Forza Italia summit in Reggio Calabria, emphasizing the need to sustain ongoing public works.
• Opposition parties have yet to coalesce around a single candidate, leaving the autumn contest unpredictable and heightening the stakes for Calabria’s future governance.