Pasquale Giuditta, regional secretary of Noi di Centro, has publicly challenged Avellino mayor Nello Pizza over the direction of the city administration, arguing that those who govern must not allow themselves to be controlled by others.
The remarks were reported by IrpiniaNews on 13 October 2026, following a political meeting organised at the Chiesa del Carmine in Avellino.
A reply to Pizza
Giuditta's comments were directed at Pizza and referred to the mayor's own statement that a mayor, or governing figure, is not someone who simply commands. Giuditta answered that idea with a counter-formula: whoever governs must not be commanded.
The exchange places the dispute in explicitly political terms, focused on leadership and autonomy inside Avellino's centre-left administration.
Criticism of the Campo Largo
According to the report, Giuditta said Noi di Centro had contributed to the centre-left coalition's municipal election victory. After that victory, he said, there had been no further discussion among the Campo Largo parties.
Giuditta characterised the administration's subsequent actions as isolated initiatives without a shared vision, programme and perspective. The report presents this as his political assessment of how the coalition has functioned since the election.
Mastella present
The meeting also involved Clemente Mastella, leader of Noi di Centro and mayor of Benevento.
The available report does not provide a full list of participants or the complete event programme. It also does not include a response from Pizza or from other Campo Largo parties, nor does it link the reported lack of coordination to specific administrative decisions.
