Ragusa and the comment on the referendum, Firrincieli: "63% voted no, the same percentage that had supported Cassì"

In Ragusa, the referendum on the justice reform has concluded with a clear outcome: almost 63% of voters chose "no". This figure has immediately fueled political interpretations, especially since it mirrors the percentage obtained by Mayor Peppe Cassì at the time of his election, when he ran as a civic candidate.

For city councilor Sergio Firrincieli, however, that arithmetic coincidence should be interpreted differently today than in the past. "That 63% would have no parallel if the mayor had remained civic", he observes.

"But today Cassì is a member of the center-right, affiliated with Forza Italia", the party that, along with the government, has supported this justice reform. It is inevitable that the data is also read in light of this political choice.

According to Firrincieli, the local result is a signal that the mayor should consider carefully, especially since few would have followed his indications. While acknowledging that each consultation has its own dynamics and cannot be automatically compared to another, the councilor insists on the symbolic significance of the coincidence: "This time the 63% carries a different weight, because it comes at a moment when the mayor belongs to a party that has openly supported the reform".

The councilor also notes the mayor's choice to maintain a low profile during the campaign: "Cassì participated quietly, almost without exposing himself. He probably feared that the 'yes' would not fare well, or he believed that many citizens had not yet fully perceived his shift into the governing majority".

Firrincieli then highlights the disconnect between Cassì's civic past and his current party affiliation: "I wonder how an administrator who built his career on the autonomy of the territory can today feel comfortable with a national leadership like that of Tajani. Every television appearance, every statement, represents a vast distance from the real needs of Ragusa. For someone like the mayor, who has always claimed independence, this alignment with Rome appears today, politically, as a dead end and a source of deep embarrassment".

And he concludes: "Forza Italia, on this occasion, has lost. And the mayor, who is now part of it, cannot ignore this. Traveling quietly may lead to hopes that people do not notice his new political positioning, but the numbers speak clearly".

The analysis by Firrincieli fits into a broader debate on the relationship between local administration and national affiliations, a topic that cyclically returns to the center of public discussion in Ragusa. The referendum outcome, so clear-cut, therefore also becomes a political reading key, as well as the expression of citizens' judgment on the proposed reform.