Francesco Graziadio Faces No‑Confidence Motion in Cosenza City Council

Four Democratic Party councilors in Cosenza—Giuseppe Mazzuca, Francesco Alimena, Assunta Mascaro and Massimiliano D’Antonio—have filed a motion of no confidence against the party’s group leader, Francesco Graziadio. The motion cites procedural rules that the councilor with the highest individual vote count should become group leader, which would favor Mazzuca or Alimena, and accuses Graziadio of a split within the local PD faction.

The dissent also targets vice‑mayor Maria Locanto and hints at broader tensions between the party’s progressive wing and the centrist faction linked to former DC‑Margherita elements. The councilors are seeking a leadership change that would shift the PD’s internal balance in Cosenza’s municipal government.