Naples Mayor Luigi De Magistris announced Tuesday that he is running to be the next governor of the southern region of Calabria.
The left-wing former prosecutor is travelling from his native Campania to visit Cosenza and Rende on Tuesday for a series of political meetings in view of the launch of his election campaign.
Calabria is set to hold regional elections on April 11 after centre-right Governor Jole Santelli died suddenly at the age of 51 in October.
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