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Salerno Mayor Resigns, Clearing Path for De Luca and Likely Spring Elections

The step triggers a 20-day countdown to council dissolution, with a prefectural commissioner expected before an anticipated spring vote.

Overview

  • Vincenzo Napoli formally filed his resignation on January 16, which by law becomes irrevocable after 20 days.
  • The resignation immediately ended his post as president of the Province of Salerno, with Giovanni Guzzo to serve as regent.
  • Once the resignation takes effect, the city council will be dissolved and the prefect is set to appoint a commissioner, making a May–June election window likely.
  • Vincenzo De Luca has signaled a rapid return to local politics, emphasizing public order and proposing specialized municipal police units with monthly pay incentives.
  • Center-right leaders allege the resignation was engineered to favor De Luca, a claim Napoli denies as false.