The extraordinary commission running Marano di Napoli is preparing to ask Italy's Interior Ministry for another six months in charge, according to Il Mattino.
The request should be formalised by the end of November 2026. It has not been approved and must be assessed by the Interior Ministry.
If the extension is granted, the return to the polls could slip to autumn 2027. The date of the next election will depend on the ministry's decision and the applicable election calendar.
Marano was dissolved for organised-crime infiltration by presidential decree of 5 September 2025, for an initial period of eighteen months.
Work still to be completed includes the management of cemetery niches, projects funded through Prius funds, and the reuse of municipal properties and public spaces, including the Villa Comunale del Ciaurro.
A previous six-month extension of the commission's mandate in Marano was ordered in 2022 to complete the administrative recovery and counter the risk of criminal interference.
