Politics · Italy · 1 day ago
Naples school investigates alleged vote-buying in student elections
At the Vittorini high school in Naples, principal Donatella Mascagna has raised concerns about possible vote-buying in student elections.
Students were allegedly promised discounts on tickets to football matches held outside school in exchange for votes.
The school has 1,291 students across 56 classes, and the principal shared her warning with students, families and school bodies.
Because voting is secret, Mascagna questioned how anyone could know who voted for a candidate and then receive a discount.
She urged students to reject false promises and choose representatives freely and responsibly.
If evidence confirms vote-buying, the school says there will be disciplinary action and a formal complaint to authorities.
The principal of Naples’ Vittorini high school has warned of alleged vote-buying in student representative elections.
Reports collected by principal Donatella Mascagna allege that students were offered discounts on football match tickets in exchange for votes.
Mascagna said the vote is secret and questioned how a student’s vote could be linked to a discount.
She warned that evidence of vote-buying would lead to disciplinary measures and a formal complaint to authorities.
The Network for Adolescent Safety has also taken up the case.
- Who
- The alleged offer involved candidates in the Vittorini high school student elections; principal Donatella Mascagna raised the concern.
- What
- The school is investigating reports of discounts on football match tickets being offered in exchange for votes.
- When
- The article was published on November 8, 2026. The date of the election is not stated.
- Where
- Vittorini high school in Naples, Italy.
- Why
- The alleged offer was intended to secure votes for student representatives.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mascagna collected reports of an alleged attempt to offer football ticket discounts in exchange for votes.
Mascagna warned students and families about possible vote-buying and said evidence would prompt disciplinary measures and a formal complaint.
The Network for Adolescent Safety also took up the case.
- School
- Vittorini high school, Naples
- Principal
- Donatella Mascagna
- Student population
- 1,291 students
- Classes
- 56
- Alleged inducement
- Discounts on tickets to football matches held outside the school
What people are saying
Since the vote is secret, how could one trace the voter? And therefore obtain the ticket discount?
I ask the students of this school to open their eyes
not to become accomplices to a criminal offence, not to be fooled by false promises, and to vote according to their conscience for the candidates best suited to represent them
If you elect me, I will give you a discount to attend football league matches organised outside the school