Overview

• The centre-right coalition in Veneto has failed to agree on a joint candidate ahead of the October regional elections.
• Zaia’s camp has begun collecting signatures for a personal electoral list that recent polls put at 40–45% support.
• Fratelli d’Italia maintains that all civic lists must remain satellites of the official candidate and rejects an independent Zaia-branded list.
• Matteo Salvini has called for a Venetian nominee—naming regional secretary Alberto Stefani as an option—but has ruled out an internal clash over the presidency.
• The deadlock in Veneto is blocking similar alliance negotiations in Marche, Toscana, Campania and Puglia ahead of their autumn votes.