Politics · Italy · 14 hrs ago
Pier Ferdinando Casini will not seek re-election after 44 years in Parliament
Pier Ferdinando Casini, a longtime Italian politician and former speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, says he will not seek re-election in the next general election.
He has been in Parliament since 1983, a career of 44 years, according to his announcement.
Casini says he is stepping aside because new candidates should be more closely aligned with the parties and coalitions competing in the election.
He thanked the centre-left, which supported him as an independent senator for the past decade.
Leaving Parliament does not mean he plans to abandon politics.
He says he will continue to support liberal democracy, social justice, peace and European cooperation.
The sources do not give a date for the election or describe any next political role for him.
Pier Ferdinando Casini says he will not seek re-election in the next Italian general election after 44 years in Parliament.
The senator says it is time to make way for people more in tune with the parties and coalitions contesting the election.
He thanks the centre-left, which supported him as an independent senator for the past ten years.
Casini says leaving Parliament does not mean abandoning political engagement.
He says he remains committed to liberal democracy, social justice, peace and Europe.
- Who
- Pier Ferdinando Casini, a senator and former president of the Chamber of Deputies.
- What
- He will not seek re-election and will leave Parliament.
- When
- He announced his decision on October 11, 2026; the next election date is not stated.
- Where
- Italy. The announcement appeared in a letter to Quotidiano Nazionale and an interview with Corriere della Sera.
- Why
- He says it is time to make way for people more in tune with the parties and coalitions contesting the election.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I have decided: at the next general election, after 44 years, I will not stand for re-election. I am leaving Parliament.
It is right that my journey should stop here.
Politics is a passion one does not abandon.
At 18, Casini attended a rally by Arnaldo Forlani.
Casini entered the Chamber of Deputies as a newly elected member of Parliament.
The centre-left supported Casini as an independent senator.
Casini announced he would not seek re-election in the next general election.
- Time in Parliament
- 44 years
- First entered Parliament
- 1983
- Announcement date
- October 11, 2026
- Support in the Senate
- Centre-left support for the past ten years
- Next election
- Date not stated
Sources
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