It is a mosaic of light and shade that is accompanying the change at the top of the Sardinian Port Authority (Adsp). Massimo Deiana, the president who can no longer be re-elected after two consecutive terms, must leave in July. The Ministry of Infrastructure will decide on his successor, but after consulting the Region. At the beginning of March, Deputy Minister Edoardo Rixi came to the Island precisely to discuss with Alessandra Todde what to do. Now the governor has a formidable opportunity to "defend the prerogatives of Sardinia", the same ones invoked by Todde no later than Wednesday, when the Government made official the challenge of the law on health (the fourth in this first year of the legislature).
The national picture
It is not possible to grasp the Roman moves. From the Rixi headquarters they are very careful not to reveal their cards. And when asked precisely, albeit informally, about the fact that the decision for the Sardinian Port Authority has not yet been taken, it is implied that all the decisions are up in the air until Minister Matteo Salvini signs the decrees of appointment. What is certain is that the new presidents have been decided in seven Adsp out of fourteen. Namely, Friuli, Emilia Romagna, Puglia Adriatic side and Puglia (Ionian), plus Tuscany, Genoa and Messina. Engagements to be closed, instead, in Civitavecchia, Venice, Naples, Gioia Tauro, La Spezia, Palermo and Cagliari. With these last two games that, according to rumors, seem further behind than the others.
Everything is possible
Obviously the center-right wants to plant its flag on as many authorities as possible, taking advantage of its government position. And Rixi's moves, despite their admirable political diplomacy, are going in this direction. But Todde could say with results, and not just words, that he has made Sardinia count at the national tables. After all, in Friuli, a region with a special statute like Sardinia, the governor Massimiliano Fedriga has not accepted either co-opted or names imposed from outside and at the Adsp of Trieste he has appointed the secretary general, Antonio Guerrieri, who has been working for the Friulian port for thirty-five years. The line of continuity has prevailed above all else.
The moves
In Sardinia, the maritime ports match is in Todde's hands only. The Transport Councillor, Barbara Manca, is not involved in the negotiations with Rome and was not even present in the Region during Rixi's visit. From Viale Trento it is filtering, and it is not news, that the governor has made skills a condition of engagement. But now that the issue of the Island's prerogatives returns with force in the president's press releases, even the Sardinian criterion can become an advantage. For at least one substantial reason: the management of the regional Adsp, the largest in Italy with nine maritime ports, requires a deep knowledge of local peculiarities because it brings together ports that are profoundly different from each other. They range from Cagliari, a record hub for goods and cruise passengers, to Olbia, first in Italy for passenger traffic. Sarroch is an infrastructure for exclusively industrial use, like Oristano. The list is completed by Portovesme, Porto Torres, Santa Teresa, Golfo Aranci and Arbatax. All of them first-rate in the regional economy.
Numbers and names
The margins for Sardinia to be the protagonist of the choices are also derived from the moves of Michele Emiliano and Eugenio Giani, governors of Puglia and Tuscany. Both have managed to place a president of the Democratic Party. That is, with Rome you can negotiate. And Todde would have reasons to not want the possible candidates whose names are being mentioned. Federica Montaresi, from Sarzana in La Spezia, born in 1974, has never worked in Sardinia. Moreover: for Todde the gender quota counts for little, given the recent appointments in the ASL, where the governor, without the Democratic Party, has indicated eleven males out of twelve. To remain in the Port Authority's list, on Alessandro Becce, from Savona, born in 1961, and on Domenica Bagalà, from Vibo Valentia in Calabria, born in 1967, weigh respectively that role of CEO and director at CICT. That is, the Cagliari international container terminal, Gruppo Contship Italia, which six years ago left two hundred Sardinian families without work. Not exactly a medal.
Alexandra Card
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