Michele Martino criticised PSI figure Enzo Maraio's openness to an alliance involving Clemente Mastella, saying the dispute should not be reduced to personal rivalry, according to NTR24.
Martino presents the conflict as a political disagreement over Benevento's institutions, administration and the legitimacy of alliances imposed locally from above. He argues that national or regional political balances should not determine Benevento's political future.
Maraio supports a plural coalition involving the centre-left, reformist forces and centrist groups, with cooperation based on programmes and a shared vision, according to Ottopagine.
Mastella said he will act accordingly and offer no concessions if the local opposition maintains an explicitly alternative position toward him, according to Ottopagine.
The immediate dispute is whether a regional-style "campo largo" alliance can be extended to Benevento despite local opposition to cooperation with Mastella. It remains unclear whether Maraio's position will produce a formal local agreement, and the candidates, coalition composition and electoral effects remain unresolved.
