"We have asked the coalition (i.e., Todde and his allies) to initiate an evaluation phase of the progress made thus far , not to make appointments but to redefine the rules of engagement and legal compliance." The objective is also and above all " to establish the priorities for the second phase of the mandate ." In Oristano, with the party leaders gathered in the Regional Directorate , Silvio Lai , the secretary of the Sardinian Democratic Party, said this, dictating the line for today and tomorrow in forty minutes.
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"Millions of 'No' votes cannot be filed away with a few resignations," Lai emphasized, but the Democrats are most interested in " correcting course in the Region, where necessary ." The secretary suggests doing so immediately, given that in September, when Campo Largo will reach the first two and a half years of its term, the electoral campaign for the 2027 general election will also begin, which will have priority. Therefore, there is a real risk of an overlap, which the Democratic Party wants to avoid, because the national vote would take precedence.
Lai spoke of "phase two," looking back at the first, which "produced important results, such as the State-Region dispute , which brought the issue of Sardinia's rights as an autonomous region and as an island back to the forefront." For the time to come, the Democratic Party has put on its agenda "Law 1 on the organization of the Region , stalled since 1977; welfare measures to combat depopulation and the exodus of young people; support for the Universities of Cagliari and Sassari; a review of the funding system for local health authorities ; and the centrality of the Einstein Telescope project."
Meanwhile, the coalition is organizing ahead of the June local elections, when 149 municipalities across the island will go to the polls on the 7th and 8th. The key elections are in the three towns with populations over 15,000, whose votes have nationwide significance. To finalize the mayoral candidacies, the center-right also met in Oristano on Friday. Following their referendum defeat, they have decided to adjust their strategy. In Sestu, the nominations of outgoing councilors (Budget) and (Urban Planning) are currently frozen. The coalition has asked , a longtime reformer, former parliamentarian, and former regional councilor, if he will be available to run. There's also a new name in Quartu, where the center-right could run with , former regional councilor for the Environment, representing the Italian Liberal Party (FdI). While it's not yet official, the Melonian candidate's run is considered a given. In Porto Torres, two mayoral candidates will try to drag outgoing mayor Massimo Mulas, considered a tough opponent, to the runoff: and
