«Calabria was the region that grew the most in Italy in 2025». This was stated by the President of the Region, Roberto Occhiuto, interviewed by Lavinia Spingardi during the program «Agenda» on SkyTg24.
According to Occhiuto, the increase in GDP «was probably determined by the efforts of Calabrian entrepreneurs», supported «with important initiatives and with a different management of resources compared to the past». The governor claimed to have fully used the available European resources, underlining instead the lower impact of the Pnrr in Calabria due to the absence of large railway investments. “High speed does not yet reach Calabria and it is a topic that will have to be addressed in the coming years,” he said, indicating Southern Italy as a future hub for Italy and Europe in the Mediterranean, provided it is accompanied by adequate industrial policies. Roberto Occhiuto leading Forza Italia? I’m just the regional president.”
«Chasing Vannacci only hurts us»
During the interview, the deputy national secretary of Forza Italia also addressed national political issues. «The centre-right will win the next political elections more easily if it is able to compete with the centre-left for the reformist and liberal vote. The battle is there, not on the right side. Chasing Vannacci only hurts us: it doesn’t propose solutions and only looks for the angry,” he said.
Occhiuto defined remigration as “big nonsense”, arguing that the management of immigration must involve reducing landings, bilateral agreements for repatriations and the expulsion of criminals. “Chasing Vannacci means losing the confrontation with the left in the center,” he added.
Electoral law and preferences
The President of the Region then hoped for a rapid approval of the electoral law, considering it useful to guarantee stability and allow voters to clearly know who will govern after the vote. As for the return of preferences, he explained that he has “a secular attitude”, observing that the quality of parliamentary representation depends above all on the ability of the parties to select authoritative and competent candidates, rather than on the voting system adopted.