▁present ing ▁leadership ▁cand ida cies . ▁All ▁candidates ▁were ▁requested ▁to ▁be ▁clearly ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁project , ▁as ▁either ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁subjects ▁forming ▁it ▁or ▁with ▁no ▁party ▁association ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁dead line , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eleven ▁candidates ▁officially ▁registered ▁their ▁candid acy : ▁Walter ▁Vel tr oni , ▁Ros y ▁B indi , ▁En rico ▁Let ta , ▁Fur io ▁Col om bo , ▁Marco ▁P ann ella , ▁Antonio ▁Di ▁Pietro , ▁Mario ▁Ad in olf i , ▁Pier ▁Giorg io ▁G aw rons ki , ▁Jac opo ▁G . ▁Sch ett ini , ▁Lu cio ▁C ang ini ▁and ▁Amer igo ▁R ut igli ano . ▁Of ▁these , ▁P ann ella ▁and ▁Di ▁Pietro ▁were ▁stopped ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁external ▁parties , ▁whereas ▁C ang ini ▁and ▁R ut igli ano ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁necessary ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁valid ▁sign atures ▁for ▁the ▁ 9 pm ▁dead line , ▁and ▁Col om bo ' s ▁candid acy ▁was ▁instead ▁made ▁into ▁hi atus ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁ 4 8 ▁additional ▁hours ▁to ▁integrate ▁the ▁required ▁documentation ; ▁Col om bo ▁later ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ▁his ▁candid acy ▁cit ing ▁his ▁impos s ibility ▁to ▁fit ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁requirements . ▁All ▁rejected ▁candidates ▁had ▁the ▁chance ▁against ▁the ▁decision ▁in ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ' ▁time , ▁with ▁P ann ella ▁and