Overview
- Renato Schifani revoked the delegations of Nuccia Albano and Andrea Messina and assumed the Family and Public Function departments on an interim basis.
- Palermo prosecutors have requested house arrest for 18 suspects, including former governor Salvatore Cuffaro and DC floor leader Carmelo Pace, on allegations such as corruption and market-rigging.
- Cuffaro is scheduled to appear before the preliminary investigations judge this week after submitting his irrevocable resignation as secretary of the reconstituted Democrazia Cristiana.
- The DC’s seven deputies have been pivotal for the center-right in the Sicilian Assembly, and the removals tighten Schifani’s parliamentary arithmetic as he urges their continued support.
- Commentary in Italian media warns the changes could prove cosmetic unless followed by sustained transparency measures and structural reforms.