Italian politicians Titti Mele and Francesco Cannizzaro on party reform and city projects

Former Avellino social services assessor Titti Mele, a long‑time member of Italy’s Democratic Party, warned that the party’s public debate has become flattened and driven by personalist and short‑term interests. She called for a renewed responsibility, greater connection with local communities, and a return to the party’s founding ideals, citing Aldo Moro as a model for listening and synthesis.

Reggio Calabria mayor Francesco Cannizzaro, shortly after taking office, announced a series of pragmatic measures to restore credibility and improve daily life. Initiatives include an intensive city‑wide clean‑up, returning the Reggina football club to stable management, restarting long‑abandoned public works, and approving the construction of a small bridge over the Calopinace to link the waterfront with the new linear park. Cannizzaro framed these actions as a concrete response to years of neglect and a signal of a new, results‑oriented administration.