After the victories, the scenario changes. Alessandra Todde woke up yesterday with the knowledge that no one can stop her from governing until 2029. And the avalanche of "No" votes in the referendum helps her because her party president, Giuseppe Conte , and especially Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein , believed so strongly in this result. Now the two national leaders are looking to the elections with great confidence—the long election campaign has practically begun—and there will be no room for slip-ups along the way.
Especially in the regions that Campo largo already controls, like Sardinia. Therefore, if there's tension between the president and the Five Star Movement on the one hand, and the Democratic Party on the other, it's best to quell it. In the case of the Sardinian majority, rather than tension, it's more like a genuine rift following the February appointments to the Cagliari and Olbia local health authorities.
With the referendum over , the hour of reckoning has arrived, announced by the Sardinian Democrats who, in the party's last leadership meeting, had called for a midterm review , specifically regarding the management of healthcare . In politics, review rhymes with reshuffle. And the Democratic Party has never hidden its ambition to control a fourth seat, in addition to the three already under its jurisdiction (Budget, Environment, Industry). But, in the wake of the ruling that definitively freed her and the referendum vote, Todde has renewed strength to dictate the line: she will likely make some concessions to the Democratic Party, but only in the departments that Silvio Lai's party already controls. In practice, any reshuffle should not alter the current balance of power between parties in the government.
Further details in Roberto Murgia's article, available on newsstands today and on the L'Unione Digital app.
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