They hadn't crossed paths in the 2018 elections. Piero De Luca was a candidate in the Campania 2 single-member constituency of Salerno-Avellino, but he reached the Chamber of Deputies via the multi-member constituency, which gave him the benefit of the Caserta vote.
Mara Carfagna's position as Forza Italia's top candidate in the multi-member Campania 1 constituency guaranteed her a smooth election. The 2022 vote saw a reversal of fortune. De Luca and Carfagna were allies for a few hours, then found themselves competing on the Democratic Party and Action lists.
The firstborn of the governor of Campania, a 42-year-old lawyer, is five years younger than the outgoing minister for the South, and his political resume is limited to the previous legislature, where he served as deputy group leader of the Democratic Party for two years.
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For Mara Carfagna, also from Salerno, in Parliament since 2006, twice minister, first with Berlusconi in 2008, then with Draghi in 2021 and before that vice president of the Chamber, the doors of Montecitorio may probably not reopen in Campania.
Calenda's Azione surpassed the 3% threshold, obtaining 5,49% and more than 35 votes, but this will not be enough to secure the seat. Mara Carfagna, however, was also a candidate in Puglia on all four proportional lists. If the seat fails to secure in Campania, though this is not yet certain, she could still return to Parliament from Puglia. Therefore, two options remain open until the complex calculations for the vote are finalized.
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