A dramatic turn of events in Marano di Napoli. The Council of Ministers, acting on a proposal from Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, has resolved to dissolve the City Council due to mafia infiltration and appointed a special commission to govern the body for the next eighteen months. This decision, according to the Interior Ministry report, is based on "proven interference by organized crime, such as to compromise the free will and impartiality of the local administration."
Mayor Matteo Morra, elected in 2023 at the head of a center-left coalition, reacted harshly. "This is an act that takes me by surprise and fills me with bitterness ," he said. " In two years, despite enormous difficulties, we have worked to restore the finances and reorganize the administrative system, laying the foundations for the city's civic rebirth. Now, however, Marano is suffering an unjustifiable injustice."
Morra dismisses the accusations and openly calls them a political maneuver. "There are no technical reasons justifying this measure ," he added. " It's the product of a degenerate policy that uses the appointment of a commissioner as a weapon against its opponents. It's no coincidence that the prefect of Naples is being tipped as one of the center-right's possible candidates for the presidency of the Campania region."
The outgoing mayor has announced a fight: "I won't give up. I will take every possible action to defend my honor, that of the City Council, and that of the citizens of Marano , who deserve a normal city, where political conflict can return to a civil and fair tone."
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The act of dissolving the Marano City Council seems a bit exaggerated; I don't know if there's any concrete evidence. The mayor has worked hard, and I think it's strange to do something like this now. We need to be cautious.