The race for the leadership of the Municipality of Palmi is narrowed to a two-way challenge. On the occasion of the administrative elections of 24 and 25 May 2026 (with a possible run-off round set for 7 and 8 June), citizens will be asked to choose the new mayor between Francesco Cardone and Giovanni Calabria. The municipality of Piangiano, which has an electoral body of 17,868 eligible voters, adopts the double-round proportional system to determine the mayor and the composition of the municipal council, made up of 16 seats.
Candidate profiles
* Francesco Cardone: Lawyer and current President of the City Council in office. It represents the proposal of the outgoing majority, aiming to continue the administrative path traced by Giuseppe Ranuccio, who left office following his election to the Regional Council.
* Giovanni Calabria: Former commander of the local Carabinieri station, now retired. He leads a transversal civic coalition and can boast the explicit support of four former first citizens of the city.
The lists in support of Francesco Cardone
Cardone Mayor
Francesco Carmelo Cardone
Antonino Commisso
Desideria Filippone
Antonio Fonti
Denise Iacovo
Angela Maria Chiara Lo Frano
Giuseppe Magazzù
Elisa Messina
Rocco Misale
Riccardo Perna
Concetta Saffioti
Solidea Schipilliti
Gianluca Spampinato
Francescantonio Tedesco
Diego Teofani
Vincenza Zappone
Palms 365
Maria Bonelli
Patrizia Bruno
Giuseppina Dattilo
Annalisa Gallucci
Giuliana Fagà
Massimiliano Isola
Salvatore Maceri
Simona Mette
Adriana Nedelcu
Arianna Nicole Nita
Natalia Saffioti
Flavia Simone
Gabriele Zerbonia
Vincenzo Cambrea
Giuseppe Caratozzolo
There’s no going back
Maria Cristina Amato
Pasquale Aquino
Laura Bonasera
Eliana Ciappina
Condello Literary
Roberto Filippone
William Giuseppe Vincenzo Gioffrè
Valentina Lacapria
Davide Vinceslav Lauro
Carmelo Manago
Lorena Papalia
Tiziana Randazzo
Francesco Saffioti
Antonio Virgillito
Maria Chiara Zampogna
Vincenzo Galletta
The lists in support of Giovanni Calabria
Giovanni Calabria list
Silvia Calogero
Rocco Caratozzolo
Antonio Carrozza
Teresa Costa
Umberto Donato
Vincenzo Fameli
Valentina Ferraro (known as Vale)
Alessandro Fioramonte
Francesco Fraccalvieri (known as Ciccio)
Sharon Gagliostro
Cosimo Magliano
Valentina Marafioti
Michele Mileto
Romina Elizabeth Rojas
Aldo Trimboli
Together for Palmi
Pasquale Antonino Bagalà
Alessandro Boccardo
Marina Conversa
Chiara Cosentino
Roberto Crocitta
Maria Luisa De Stefano
Francesco Donato
Rocco Ferraro
Antonietta Gagliostro
Antonino Pio Gioffrè
Martina Ioculano
Carmelo Melara
Silvana Donatella Misale
Carmela Parisi
Luigi Scarfone (known as Gino)
Antonio Schippilliti (known as Claudio)
Palms Better
Valentina Canino
Giuseppe Forleo
Giuseppe Germanò
Angel Diletta Gioffrè
Domenico La Capria (known as Mimmo)
Maria Luisa Lovecchio
Francesco Managò
Ilenia Misale (known as Ile)
Francesca Morabito
Denise Pia Pastore
Giuseppe Pipino
Maria Pompilio (known as Cristina)
Rocco Posterino
Antonino Surace (known as Sartana)
Lighthouse Movement
Pasquale Aquino
Ercole Batà
Maria Brando
Sina Bruno
Giuseppe Cosentino
Luigi Calogero
Anna De Maio
Antonio Famà
Vincenzo Gullo
Antonio Iannelli
Sunday Mariano
Concettina Marturano
Antonio Oliverio (known as Tonino)
Miriam Pirrottina
Pasquale Saffioti
Tatiana Tulisi