As the election approaches in Ispica, Tonino Solarino steps back.

Tonino Solarino, former mayor of Ragusa and originally from Ispica, makes it clear: he will not run in the upcoming local elections in the Ispica municipality.

The announcement comes from Solarino himself, who intervenes after the call for him to run for office became public: “Dear friends, I have seen that the request many of you have made for me to run for mayor has become public. I reiterate here what you already know from my letter that I sent you several weeks ago.”

Solarino thanks those who supported him and explains the reasons for his withdrawal: “First of all, I want to thank you for the esteem that several of you have shown me by thinking of me as a candidate for mayor of Ispica. I have reflected and evaluated my personal, professional, and political conditions. There is no doubt that the desire to help my hometown, which is in a state of agony, did not leave me indifferent, and I had made myself available in case my name could help a united project. Whoever will be the next mayor will carry a great responsibility and will need a shared intent.”

Several factors were decisive in the decision not to run: “The professional commitments undertaken, both in and out of the office, but above all the little enthusiasm recorded among some local center-left representatives and not least the disengagement of 'Controcorrente' after the initial support, the objective delay with which the electoral campaign would start while waiting for a definitive synthesis, led me to opt for withdrawal. I could have been available only if my candidacy had been useful for a broad political and administrative project, a condition that has not occurred.”

The former mayor concludes with a message of trust and gratitude: “I am sure you will find a good candidate capable of representing you all better and more than I could. Thanking you again for the esteem that many of you have shown me, and thanking here the citizens of Ispica who wanted to reach out to express their closeness and disappointment, I cordially greet you. As much as I can, I will not fail to provide my small contribution.”