A wind of renewed socialist enthusiasm blows on the Tyrrhenian coast of Cosenza, where the administrative elections sanctioned the return of historical figures of the Calabrian left. In Rende, Cetraro and Paola, three key cities for the political balance of the territory, mayors have been elected Sandro Principe (A makes the official still missing, but Principe has a very clear advantage and is preparing to be re -elected), Giuseppe Aieta and Roberto Perrotta: three well -known faces, three rooted political stories, three signatures of the southern socialist tradition.
In Rende, university city and dynamic center of the Cosenza urban area, Sandro Principe, a symbol of Calabrian socialism, has returned to being the reference point of a large civic coalition that focused on his charisma and his long administrative experience. Its election represents a return to the political tradition of the city, always fertile ground for a reformist and pragmatic left.
In Cetraro, historical stronghold of Tyrrhenian socialism, Giuseppe Aieta has imposed himself with a clear majority. Former regional councilor and mayor, Aieta leveraged a solid territorial network and on a program that combines coastal development, tourism and attention to the social. His return to Palazzo di Città marks a continuity with the past and a challenge at the same time: that of relaunching a strategic municipality for the entire Alta Tirreno Cosentino.
In Paola, the city of San Francesco and crucial junction between the sea and the hill, Roberto Perrotta has obtained the reconfirmation with a campaign played all about the proximity to citizens and on administrative efficiency. His figure embodies the balance between management competence and socialist identity, in a territory that has often rewarded those who know how to combine tradition and concreteness.
These three re -elections, in a fragmented political context and increasingly dominated by civic lists, represent a clear signal: the socialist tradition in Calabria is alive and continues to exercise a strong roots in the territories. Not only as a historical memory, but as a current and pragmatic proposal, capable of speaking to local communities with reformist language and administrative concreteness.
The return of Prince, Aieta and Perrotta is not just a political fact: it is also a narrative of resistance and roots, of a ruling class that has been able to renew itself without losing contact with its own story. And in times of disillusionment and political volatility, this return to Calabrian “municipal socialism” can also be read as a demand for stability, identity and local vision.