Overview

• Elly Schlein announced that Michele Emiliano will not run for the Puglia regional council and thanked him for stepping aside.
• The PD formally presented Antonio Decaro as its most competitive candidate for the regional presidency.
• Decaro welcomed Emiliano’s move and urged Nichi Vendola to withdraw, but Avs reaffirmed Vendola’s place on its lists and rejected any veto.
• Negotiations with Avs continue, with reporting of potential local-level concessions under discussion to keep the coalition intact.
• Parallel tensions surfaced in Campania, where Governor Vincenzo De Luca criticized Roberto Fico’s experience but said he would not impose a veto pending a program agreement.