Sinistra Italiana's Ragusa Provincial Secretary Denies Reports of Mayoral Candidacy
Marcella Borrometi, provincial secretary of Sinistra Italiana in Ragusa, has denied reports of a possible candidacy for mayor, a name floated as a possibility within the left coalition.
Ragusa, 4 October 2026 — Marcella Borrometi, a lawyer and provincial secretary of Sinistra Italiana in Ragusa, has denied reports that she intended to stand for mayor of the city. In a statement dated to the Sicilian city, she said: "On behalf of the provincial secretariat of Sinistra Italiana, I consider it appropriate to deny any report of my alleged self-candidacy, or declarations of availability, to compete in the election of the mayor of Ragusa."
According to the statement, Borrometi said she had always maintained that strong professional and personal reasons prevented her, at present, from contributing to any kind of candidacy, and she thanked all those who, she was certain in good faith, had circulated her name despite her numerous denials on the subject. She described herself as a citizen and a professional engaged in the defence of civil and social rights, seeking to contribute to building a change, a phrase the published excerpt leaves incomplete.
Ragusa Libera, a local outlet, described the denial as a first fixed point in what it called the exhausting search for an ideal candidate for the city, and for one suitable and qualified enough to beat the centre-right. The outlet wrote that the left coalition loses a card of importance and excellence, a name that had circulated somewhat, in the hope it might become reality, and added that the expectation was not confined to the left, since beneath the surface many feel the need for a woman as mayor, requiring an authoritative figure expert in politics. That excerpt, too, is truncated.
Radio RTM's headline framing of the statement placed priority on a collective path and on dialogue between progressive forces, without naming any other contender. No date for the administrative election appears in the material supplied, and no other candidate is named. The timetable for the coalition's selection process is likewise not stated, and the search described by Ragusa Libera therefore remains open.