Overview
- Letizia Moratti told a Forza Italia convention in Milan that the party’s 2027 mayoral candidate was among the event’s speakers, reigniting name speculation.
- Fratelli d’Italia and the League rebuked the move and noted no coalition table has convened, with a League council leader warning against further unilateral steps.
- Noi Moderati continues to favor a political figure, with Mariastella Gelmini naming Maurizio Lupi as the preferred option, diverging from Forza Italia’s push for a civic profile.
- University leaders cited in the media have publicly distanced themselves, with Statale rector Marina Brambilla pointing to a mandate through 2030 and Ferruccio Resta and Giovanna Iannantuoni signaling no readiness to run.
- Entrepreneur Antonio Civita has launched an association and begun organizing a civic effort, even as the center-right remains without an agreed selection process or candidate.