# Modica municipal council crisis

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/modica-municipal-council-crisis
> Updated: 2026-07-29T10:25:58.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2.

In late July 2026, Modica’s mayor Maria Monisteri Caschetto dissolved the city council for a second time within 18 months, citing an administrative review amid a fire emergency. Opposition parties denounced the move as a partisan stunt and warned of administrative paralysis. Eight days later, two councilors, Antonio Drago and Tino Antoci, formally resigned, stating that the conditions no longer allowed them to serve under the mayor’s reset of the executive. They expressed gratitude for past collaboration and confidence that their work would benefit the city, while the mayor framed the reset as a means to streamline governance and advance pending negotiations. No further developments have been reported since these resignations.

## Claims

- Antonio Drago and Tino Antoci resigned as assessors of Modica. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Their resignations were submitted via a joint note. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- They stated that current conditions no longer allowed them to continue in the administration. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- They declined to join the new municipal executive after the mayor’s council reset. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- They thanked the mayor and municipal staff for years of cooperation. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The mayor of Modica decided to dissolve the municipal executive to accelerate pending negotiations and improve governance. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-07-29: Vico Equense beach turned private party sparks parliamentary inquiry

Vico Equense’s Pezzolo beach was turned into a private party on 28 July 2026, prompting opposition councillors to demand answers and leading a parliamentary inquiry by former minister Sergio Costa into illegal‑

11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/modica-mayors-council-reset-leads-to-two-councilors-resignations

### 2026-07-21: Modica Mayor Monisteri Dismisses Council in Political Shake‑up

Modica's mayor Maria Monisteri dismissed the city council for the second time in 18 months, sparking opposition outrage and accusations of partisan maneuvering.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/modica-mayor-monisteri-dismisses-council-in-political-shakeup

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