The nomination of Fabio Albieri as president of Egas "is illegitimate": the mayors of Padru ( Antonello Idini ), Sarule ( Maurizio Sirca ) and Sennariolo ( Giambattista Ledda ) are convinced of this and have entrusted a lawyer with the task of presenting an appeal to the TAR against the resolution of the institutional committee of the governing body of the Sardinia area (on which the island's water policies depend) which last 10 December brought the mayor of Calangianus to the helm.
This isn't a minor appeal: it's the emergence of a fire that has been smoldering and eroding relations between the Democratic Party (PD) and Regional President Alessandra Todde. It was she, the governor, who pushed for Albieri's confirmation at EGAS, a representative of the center-right and the first recipient of the position when Christian Solinas was at Villa Devoto. A re-election that the Democratic Party group leader in the Regional Council, Roberto Deriu, commented on as "illegitimate from a procedural standpoint and politically inappropriate."
Mayors Idini and Sirca, who are listed as appellants, are members of the committee. The first meeting to elect the president was held on December 3rd. The vote on Albieri, pushed by Todde, concluded as follows: 5 members were in favor, 2 abstained, 3 members—including the appellants—did not participate, and one left the room before the vote. After casting votes, Albieri was declared ineligible: an absolute majority was required for election. Therefore, six out of 11 votes, according to the appellants. The session was not closed , and on the following December 10th, based on the previous vote, Albieri was declared elected.
"What is now being challenged is not the merits of the decision," reads the appeal filed by a Cagliari lawyer, "but the fact that it was adopted without the majority of votes required by the bylaws." The document states that "it is well known that the difference between an absolute majority and a simple/relative majority lies in the fact that the former requires the favorable vote of a majority of those entitled to vote, while the latter requires only that of those attending and voting at the meeting.
From reading the two minutes cited, it emerges that Albieri's election as president is illegitimate since it occurred by a simple/relative majority."
The mayors are not requesting precautionary measures, because Todde herself, on December 10 , "stated that upon approval of the budget (which must take place by April 30), a discussion will be held in which we will evaluate the election of a new president." This solution was endorsed by "the meeting's chairman, Settimo Nizzi, who urged everyone's commitment to a review and, if necessary, a new vote." Hoping that the aforementioned recommendations will be implemented, the appellants are, for now, refraining from requesting interim protection. But the appeal remains in place.
