The Naples association Polo Sud organised a roundtable on the future of the Mezzogiorno and the political positioning of the centre-right, according to Il Mattino.
Led by Amedeo Laboccetta, speakers criticised the government's approach to the South and opposed implementing differentiated autonomy, presenting national cohesion and territorial solidarity as core principles for the right.
Laboccetta criticised what he described as the lack of a government strategy for the South and warned of a possible loss of €6 billion from the Fondo per lo Sviluppo e la Coesione if resources were not committed by the stated deadline, according to Il Mattino. The Fund is intended to address economic and social disparities, including through territorial investment priorities.
Nicola Landolfi proposed open centre-right primaries, including Futuro Nazionale, to select the candidate for mayor of Naples, according to Il Mattino. Gianni Alemanno attributed the right's electoral decline in Naples to the national political direction associated with Giorgia Meloni.
Differentiated autonomy is governed by Law No. 86 of 26 June 2024, which establishes procedures for agreements between the state and regions. The government links the framework to essential service guarantees, national unity and economic, social and territorial cohesion, while Constitutional Court judgment No. 192/2024 affected specific provisions rather than declaring the whole law unconstitutional.
