Poster by Guido Saracco for the 2027 local elections
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On 9 November 2026 an orange poster began to circulate in Turin, in which Guido Saracco, former rector of the Politecnico di Torino, announces that he has «something important to tell you». The image, first shared on WhatsApp among city councillors and executive members and then made public in the afternoon, confirms Saracco's intention to run for mayor of Turin ahead of the 2027 local elections. The official announcement is scheduled for the following Wednesday at 10.30 am at the Bunker, in via Niccolò Paganini, in the Barriera di Milano district [1].
The poster's spread
The news emerged while a session of the City Council was under way in Sala Rossa: throughout the afternoon, comments and discussions about the initiative followed one another in the buvette of Palazzo Civico. The invitation had already been circulating privately among some councillors and executive members since the previous Thursday, before becoming public with the spread of the poster [1].
Political reactions
Among the centre-right and centre-left figures present on the City Council, some admit that the former rector could prove to be a good mayoral candidate, not necessarily leading a coalition but a civic project, as Saracco had reportedly claimed on several occasions in the preceding days. On paper, at least, his profile is not associated with the centre-right, the centre-left, or the Movimento 5 Stelle [1].
Previous candidacies that never materialized
Guido Saracco's name had already circulated in the past as a possible candidate, both for the 2021 local elections and for the 2024 regional elections, without the candidacy materializing on either occasion [1].
Sources
- Futuro sindaco, chi c'è dietro Guido Saracco? Torino aspetta la mossa dell'ex rettore — TorinoOggi, 9 November 2026