Voting will take place on 27 and 28 September next, in Calabria, for the supplementary elections to the Chamber of Deputies, arranged for the election of the parliamentarian Francesco Cannizzaro as mayor of Reggio Calabria. The dates were set by decree of the President of the Republic of 6 August 2026. The voters of the single-member constituency 05 – Reggio Calabria of the XXIII Calabria district will vote.
The college includes 71 municipalities, all falling within the territory of the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria: Africo, Agnana Calabra, Antonimina, Ardore, Bagaladi, Benestare, Bianco, Bivongi, Bova, Bova Marina, Bovalino, Brancaleone, Bruzzano Zeffirio, Calanna, Camini, Campo Calabro, Canolo, Caraffa del Bianco, Cardeto, Careri, Casignana, Caulonia, Ciminà, Condofuri, Cosoleto, Delianuova, Ferruzzano, Fiumara, Gerace, Gioiosa Ionica, Grotteria, Laganadi, Locri, Mammola, Marina di Gioiosa Ionica, Martone, Melicuccà, Melito di Porto Salvo, Monasterace, Montebello Ionico, Motta San Giovanni, Palizzi, Pazzano, Placanica, Platì, Portigliola, Reggio Calabria, Riace, Roccaforte del Greco, Roccella Ionica, Roghudi, Samos, San Giovanni di Gerace, San Lorenzo, San Luca, San Procopio, San Roberto, Santa Cristina d’Aspromonte, Sant’Agata del Bianco, Sant’Alessio in Aspromonte, Sant’Eufemia d’Aspromonte, Sant’Ilario dello Ionio, Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Scido, Scilla, Siderno, Sinopoli, Staiti, Stignano, Stilo and Villa San Giovanni. Voting will take place on Sunday 27 September from 7am to 11pm, and on Monday 28th from 7am to 3pm. The counting operations will begin immediately after the closing of voting and the number of voters has been ascertained. A total of 487 polling stations will be set up in the municipalities involved in the consultation, while around 348 thousand voters have the right to vote.