Regionals

Calabria, Occhiuto (centre-right) is confirmed as president: 'Defeated those who wanted to beat us through the courts'

The newly-elected: we prevented a court battle. Turnout at 41.10%, down 3.5 points

by Rome Editorial Staff

6 October 2025

Occhiuto rieletto Presidente della Calabria, festa al comitato elettorale di Foza Italia con Tajani

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Occhiuto: we prevented us from fighting through the courts
Forza Italia first party at 18.41%, centre-right over 60%
The governor's approval
Tajani: you win politically in the centre
Salvini: great victory, on the other side those who devastate cities
Conte: thanks to Tridico, election campaign on the rise

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The governor in the hunt for an encore Roberto Occhiuto overcame in Calabria with almost 60% and his centre-left opponent Pasquale Tridico stopped 18 points behind, without touching 40%. An important gap, considering the 43% turnout and an abstentionism that again does not reflect the indignation of the squares. A figure that still photographs, as in Marche, the insufficient attractiveness of the broad field. Rewarded instead was the choice of the centre-right candidate Occhiuto, burdened with a notice of guarantee, to resign and run again so as not to be worn down by the corruption accusation. Fi's list results were excellent (first party at 19) and Occhiuto's list exploit (13%). Forza Italia and its candidate are well over 30% and alone Occhiuto takes more votes than Fdl (11%), the premier's party that is not leading this time. "

Occhiuto: we have prevented ourselves from being beaten by the courts

'In a civilised country, no one resigns because of a warning. I would not like this gesture to be misinterpreted. Every part of the State, every power must do its job, but too often judicial investigations are instrumentalised to defeat those who would not have been defeated. We have prevented this'. This was said by the newly-read President of the Calabria Region, Roberto Occhiuto, speaking in Gizzeria after the first election results.

Forza Italia first party at 18.41%, centre-right over 60%

With a quarter of polling stations counted, Forza Italia is confirmed as the leading party in Calabria (18.41%) followed by the list of outgoing governor Roberto Occhiuto, which registers 13.18%. Compared to the 2021 regional election round, the centre-right coalition rises to over 60% of consensus. Fdi and Lega gain: the premier's party at 11.17% (from 8.7%) and the Lega leader's party at 10.14% (from 8.33%). Noi Moderati 4.91% and Democrazia cristiana Unione di centro 1.55%..

On the centre-left side, the PD obtained 13.33%, followed by the list for Tridico president with 6.5% and the M5S with 5.64%. Slightly less the Progressive Democrats (list referring to the Dems) 5.39%. Matteo Renzi's Reformist House 4.15% and Avs 3.91%. The coalition is stuck below 40%, at 38.93%.

The governor's approval

According to the instant poll carried out by Youtrend for SkyTG24, Occhiuto is 'promoted', albeit by a narrow margin, as far as his performance as president is concerned: 45% of Calabrians give him a positive opinion, against 42% who give a negative one. 13% do not know.

Almost 3 out of 4 Calabrian voters (73%) indicated healthcare as one of the areas in which the Calabria Region has the most problems to solve, in the instant poll conducted by Youtrend for SkyTG24. In second place is the issue of work, mentioned by 40% of respondents. The other topics, such as security (19%), infrastructure and transport (17%), and economic development (16%), are much more distant. A solid 'ranking', which is confirmed in all the socio-demographic groups analysed. But if the diagnosis of the problems appears to be shared across the board, so is disillusionment: 75% of Calabrians are in fact of the opinion that the result of these regional elections will not have any impact on their daily lives, while the 'optimists' are only 13%, a note explains.

Tajani: you win politically in the centre

"You have seen the extraordinary result, I think it is a signal that Calabria gives. Occhiuto won for good government, for things done. We said it in the election campaign, the citizens have rewarded this work. In the election campaign promises are of little use and Roberto won with a centre-right coalition that supported him. The vote shows that the Calabrians want stability. You win politically in the centre'. Antonio Tajani said in a press point. For Paolo Barelli, president of Forza Italia's deputies "Roberto Occhiuto's victory represents an authentic triumph of good government, concreteness, and rooting in the territories. Congratulations to President Occhiuto for this success, which rewards the work done in recent years and offers a solid basis for continuing the relaunch of Calabria with vision and competence". Says Paolo Barelli, president of Forza Italia deputies.

Salvini: great victory, on the other side those who ravage cities

"Great victory for the centre-right in Calabria. On the one hand, those who protest, devastate cities and attack the Forces of Order, on the other, citizens who think about the good of their own territory. All ahead'. Thus on X the Vice-Premier and League leader Matteo Salvini..

Conte: thanks to Tridico, election campaign on the up

"We just have to say thank you to Pasquale Tridico. Out of love for his homeland, he generously accepted, under emergency conditions, to stand as a candidate, accepting the unanimous invitation of various political, social and cultural forces that asked him to compete in an election campaign that was announced from the outset as very uphill". This was written on social media by the president of the M5s, Giuseppe Conte, commenting on the vote in Calabria. "These were very peculiar elections, called in haste by the outgoing president Occhiuto, after receiving a notice of guarantee."