The by-elections for the Chamber in Reggio Calabria will take place «following my resignation, a resignation which I could easily have postponed and there would not have been a vote while. I wanted to resign before the vote and I did it on purpose because, as mayor of Reggio, as a centre-right team, we need a first-level reference to replace my person in Parliament.” This was stated by the mayor of Reggio Calabria and regional secretary of Forza Italia Francesco Cannizzaro, in a video on social media.
«Fabio Roscioli – he continues – is the right person because he is competent, because he is sole administrator of Forza Italia, because he is a person who knows governmental, institutional and parliamentary dynamics well. Fabio Roscioli will be a pioneer, he will be the mayor’s point person 24/7 in favor of Reggio, because I, Fabio, and all the other parliamentarians must continue to unblock many lines of financing, many problems that those who preceded me at Palazzo San Giorgio blocked. And then Fabio Roscioli will be my replacement in Parliament for 5-6 months. I deliberately asked Fabio to be him, because he is the right person at the right time. It is clearly a role that he will take on in time, but the time necessary to unlock all these things for the benefit of Reggio and its metropolitan area.”
«Whoever votes Fabio Roscioli – concludes Cannizzaro – first of all votes for the united centre-right, whoever votes Fabio Roscioli votes for the mayor Cannizzaro. It is also a vote of confidence in my person and my team, whoever votes Fabio Roscioli votes for the project that has begun to revolutionize Reggio and its province.”