Overview
- Coalition leaders issued a joint note after a Palazzo Chigi meeting confirming Edmondo Cirielli, Alberto Stefani and Luigi Lobuono as nominees for the November 23–24 regional votes.
- Forza Italia withdrew its objections to Cirielli following a meeting with party figures and his public clarifications over reported remarks about Silvio Berlusconi.
- The agreement records that the party with the most recent highest vote share in Lombardy will claim the 2028 candidacy, a formula Salvini endorsed that could favor FdI.
- With the slate set, campaigning accelerates in three key regions as Cirielli prepares to face Roberto Fico in Campania and Lobuono challenges Antonio Decaro in Puglia.
- Opposition voices, including Vincenzo De Luca in Campania, are attacking the choice of Cirielli, while coalition partners still must settle lists and prospective governance teams.