Translated automatically by AI from the Italian original.
ROME – The 21st National Congress of Christian Democracy has concluded in Rome, marking a turning point for the Shield of Christ party and placing Sicily at the heart of its political leadership. The congress renewed the top positions on the National Council and assigned the Sicilian delegation key roles in politics, organisation and oversight.
Leading the secretariat as Deputy National Secretary is Giuseppe (Pippo) Enea, who will be joined by Anna Maria Aiello as National Deputy Secretary.
National leadership and role assignments
The Sicilian presence in the top bodies is strengthened by the appointment of Matilde Falcone and Domenico Scilipoti Isgrò as Vice Presidents of the National Council.
On the operational and managerial side, the National Organisational Secretariat has been entrusted to Giuseppe Di Mulo, while the party’s administrative management will be led by Maurilio Guccione. The Sicilian presence is also confirmed in statutory and oversight bodies: Nunzio Spanò joins the National Board of Auditors and Ali Listi Maman the National Statutory Guarantee Commission.
Notable recognition goes to the Mount Etna area, particularly the community of Bronte, which sees Giuseppe Di Mulo (former city coordinator) and Nunzio Spanò (for ethical code oversight) enter the national stage.
The Sicilian team on the National Council
The large Sicilian delegation within the new National Council comprises 15 members:
- Giuseppe Enea
- Salvatore Giuffrida
- Giuseppe Di Mulo
- Antonino Costanzo N.
- Antonino Luigi Saitta
- Romj Cocitti
- Milena Salerno
- Sebastiano Mandolfo
- Anna Maria Aiello
- Matilde Falcone
- Ali Listi Maman
- Maurilio Guccione
- Giuseppina Zarcone
- Agostino Vitale
- Domenico Scilipoti Isgrò
This outcome follows the reorganisation work carried out across Sicily in recent months by Salvo Giuffrida, the party’s regional commissioner, who has also been confirmed on the National Council.
Pippo Enea’s statements
On the sidelines of the congress, the newly appointed Deputy Secretary Pippo Enea outlined the programme for the new phase:
“We remain open to collaboration with any activist who identifies with the principles of Christian Democracy. We demand nothing: we only ask to serve the people of Sicily for the common good and wellbeing. In politics, one must not act on emotion, let alone operate with resentment. Today, Sicily has brought a team of proactive and constructive people to the national level, ready to work for the common good.”
The congress reaffirmed Christian Democracy’s position as a centrist, independent and popular force, with the priority goal of launching initiatives on the ground focused on the economic development of the Mezzogiorno and support for younger generations.
