Overview

• Elly Schlein convened Antonio Decaro and Michele Emiliano for a meeting described by PD sources as cordial and constructive, a step viewed as paving the way for Decaro’s candidacy in Puglia.
• In Calabria the centre-left awaits a definitive answer from M5s MEP Pasquale Tridico within hours, with PD skeptical of alternative M5s names and warning of a split if no deal emerges as list submissions close on 5–6 September and voting is set for 5–6 October.
• The centre-right keeps open a Plan B in Calabria should Governor Roberto Occhiuto’s judicial situation worsen, while the floated Luigi Sbarra option has been publicly denied.
• In Veneto the Lega–Fratelli d’Italia clash over Luca Zaia’s successor persists, with a leaders’ summit of Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini, Antonio Tajani and Maurizio Lupi expected before the end of August to seek a resolution.
• In Tuscany PD and M5s have formalized support for Eugenio Giani, the reformist allies remain divided on a single list, and sources report a near-final PD–M5s agreement to field Roberto Fico in Campania that could be formalized soon.