She has been in politics since she was 14, in 2012 she was one of the founders of Fratelli d'Italia, she raced in the last European championships and is now a candidate for the Senate in the single-member constituency of Northern Sardinia and as leader on the proportional basis. Today Antonella Zedda, 46, is also the regional coordinator of Giorgia Meloni's party, the only woman in this role in the panorama of Sardinian politics. Yet, despite its leader being a woman, there are those who claim that Fdi is a male-dominated party. Even in compiling the lists, identifying the candidates was not easy. «FdI is a party of men and women, on the regional territory I have two provincial coordinators. However, it is not gender that makes the difference, but merit. When I arrived in the section at the age of 14, there were about twenty militants, only two girls. In general, youth militancy has concerned more boys. It is a matter of interest. I've always wanted to be in politics ».

Fdi nominates two "non Sardinians": Marcello Pera and Paola Frassinetti. Marco Meloni recalled that the Democratic Party has only Sardinian candidates.

“We've had four boarding schools but we should have had two. Pera is a person of cultural and political depth. Then I remember that in 2013 the Democratic Party elected Meloni in Liguria ».

What instances of Sardinia will it bring to Rome?

“Those on birth rates, transport and infrastructure. Birth with incentives (such as those of the latest Sardinian budget) to help couples to have children especially in small towns, cities and regions that are becoming depopulated ».

The Region is about to publish the call for territorial continuity. Did Todde do a good job?

«The Giunta has done everything possible, after all between Cappellacci and Solinas there has been no planning. Today the government needs to intervene with the EU in support of the Region. Continuity cannot be a matter of which only the Region is interested ”.

She is the regional coordinator of Fdi: a councilor and the group leader are candidates. In the event of an election, will it be easy to replace them?

«Unlike what you think, we also have an important ruling class in Sardinia. If Mura is elected, Gianni Tatti, who has already been a regional councilor, today mayor of Ruinas and my deputy, will join the council. As for the councilorship, as a party we must come together and understand which man or woman could be the best to take Lampis's place ».

What do you think of the recent turmoil in the League?

“Dirty clothes are washed at home. What is certain is that the parties must listen to the territories and not decide everything from above "

Is it possible to imagine Giorgio Todde in FdI?

"I have no foreclosure, I respect him a lot: but he told me he wanted to take a break from politics."

Giorgia Meloni would change the PNRR: an opportunity to give Sardinia more?

«The environment commission of the State-Regions had expressed a negative opinion on the ecological transition plan which is the backbone of the NRP. But it was not heard. So Meloni is right. The fact that Sardinia has had little is very serious and we must absolutely remedy it ».

Roberto Murgia

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