Cosimo Cairella, identified as a provincial leader of Lega Italia Federale, says the Lega organization in the Sannio is going through a phase of growth and reorganization, with work underway on a concrete political proposal for Benevento.

According to reports from NTR24 and Fremondoweb, Cairella says the party is working with Domenico Parisi and other local leaders on that proposal. He says the party already has the conditions to present one list in Benevento and is considering a second.

That one- or two-list plan should be read as a political intention, not as a finalized candidate list. No finalized list was presented in the material acquired for this article.

A call for "una nuova prospettiva"

Cairella argues that Benevento needs renewal rather than a return to old political formulas. In the reported remarks, he calls for "una nuova prospettiva" — a new perspective — based on a credible, future-oriented project.

He says the future should be built with people who have real support, ideas, participation, results and concrete ties to the territory. In his framing, credibility and rootedness in the local community should matter more than past roles or established political schemes.

The remarks also include Cairella's interpretation that some voters could return to Clemente Mastella or to his political legacy. That is presented as Cairella's political reading, not as an independently measured forecast, and no independent polling or broader voter-reaction evidence was acquired.

The provincial-council context

Useful context comes from the 2026 Benevento provincial council election, reported by ANSA.

In that election, the political area led by Benevento mayor Clemente Mastella won five of ten seats. The Lega-backed Sannio Insieme list won one seat, held by Pasquale Viscusi, while the Lega exceeded 10% in that vote.

That result describes provincial council representation. It does not describe the final outcome or the complete electoral landscape of Benevento's municipal elections.

What is known and what is still open

What is known from the validated reporting:

  • The Lega presents itself as seeking a new, future-oriented proposal for Benevento.
  • Cairella says the party is considering one list and potentially a second.
  • Mastella's political area held five of ten seats in the 2026 provincial council.
  • The Lega-backed list held one provincial council seat in the same election.

What remains open:

  • Whether the second list will actually be presented.
  • Who would lead or compose the lists.
  • How other political forces in Benevento will respond to Cairella's proposal.

For readers following Benevento politics, the distinction matters: the current statements define the Lega's positioning and organizational plans, but they do not yet settle the electoral offer that voters will see.