Regional elections on November 23 and 24, final sprint. Leaders' week in Puglia and Campania.

The countdown has begun: there are exactly fifteen days left until the vote in Veneto, Puglia and Campania , the three most populous regions of this long, multi-stage election.

The final sprint is underway, and above all, the big guns, ministers and party leaders, are taking to the field. The first major event for the center-right is scheduled for tomorrow: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni , vice presidents Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini , and the president of Noi Moderati Maurizio Lupi will be in Bari to support the candidate—admittedly the underdog in the polls— Luigi Lobuono .

On Friday, a new race will begin: the Prime Minister and her allies will instead travel to Naples to take the stage alongside Edmondo Cirielli , the Deputy Foreign Minister who is challenging Five Star Movement leader Roberto Fico in Campania. Although the numbers are currently encouraging for the center-left, the Prime Minister isn't giving up. For this reason, she has urged ministers and party leaders to attend rallies and events in Campania as often as possible. Veneto, as is well known, is less of a concern. The young League deputy secretary Alberto Stefani is sailing in calm waters, and the incumbent Luca Zaia is preparing to lead the charge as the League's top candidate . There will be an event with the leaders, yes, but closer to the elections.

The center-left, for now, is moving separately. Yesterday, Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein was in Puglia, traveling between Taranto and Lecce; today she's in Naples . In recent weeks, the M5S leader has supported Roberto Fico on a series of dates in Campania: Salerno, Benevento, and Caivano, to name a few. And in the coming days, he'll return to his native Puglia for three days of intense meetings in Canosa, Polignano a Mare, Noicottaro, Trani, and the Brindisi area. Every man for himself? The so-called broad camp could organize a joint closure only in Campania on November 20th.