There are still six months to go until the polls are called for the election of the mayor and the renewal of the city council, but the waters of local politics are already starting to shake in view of next spring.
Fueling the debate is a recent comment published on social media by the regional coordinator of South calls North. Under a suggestive photo portraying the Gulf of Patti, with the Aeolian Islands in the background, Danilo Lo Giudice launched a provocation to his followers: «It was not a séance, but a pleasant meeting with a breathtaking view. We are in a municipality in the province of Messina, with Sud Gioca Nord which is ready to take the field with its proposal. Let’s see who can guess the municipality?”.
Behind the guessing game lies, in reality, a very specific political strategy. According to rumours, the meeting represents yet another piece of an intense dialogue already started in recent months between the regional leaders of ScN and the local exponents of the movement. The intention would be to present an autonomous list with the symbol of South calls North at the next administrative elections. In short, Cateno De Luca’s movement would aim to shuffle the cards, directly opposing the current administration, led by mayor Gianluca Bonsignore.
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