"Never change a winning team". The expression could be qualified as, or almost, a postulate presupposing a concept presupposed upstream aimed at constituting an integral part of both its signifier and its meaning. In short, saying it differently, and more clearly and simply: it would seem to be a way like any other, with good plausibility, of wanting to argue that if things work well, trying to change them could be not only useless, but even risky. The Secretary of the League Matteo Salvini felt it necessary to support, both expressly and implicitly, in expressing his trust in the outgoing governor Christian Solinas, in turn an expression of the Psd'Az in Sardinia.

No question: the Sardinian Party, as well as the current President of the Sardinia Region Christian Solinas, are allies of the League in the government of the Region, and therefore, it would not be surprising if even at present the two parties wanted to continue with the experiment already undertaken.

Moreover, the empirical experience could be surprising, and it is not at all certain that the possible re-nomination of the outgoing President cannot end in an affirmative/confirmatory sense. The variables of the vote, to date, do not yet seem to be compulsable even to an appreciable approximation, although the time of the polls is now very close if the possibility of returning to the vote on the dates between February 25th and February 3rd remains valid. March of next year. On the other hand, the justifying core of Matteo Salvini's insistence in wanting to support the re-nomination of the outgoing President would seem to be deduced from the words pronounced by Christian Solinas himself, as reported by the regional press bodies, and substantially condensed in a double statement of principle: that according to which "in the last elections the centre-right built an alternative government"; the other according to which, that same centre-right, today, would be, as in fact it is, already in government, so that the need to "build alternatives" would have disappeared, rather requiring that same coalition to re-present itself "with a continuity of programs and with the need to complete what has been started".

Well. Although it may be legitimate for political adversaries to express respectful and motivated criticism of the five-year period that has just passed, the reasoning of the alliance formed by Lega and Psd'Az does not seem to make a difference on an ideological level, and probably on an equally important of the internal relations of the center-right coalition, could find his opportunity. Even more so when alternative choices have not yet been examined through the precise and decisive indication of different subjective expressions. And then one might also ask why, within the coalition currently prevailing today, it seems to be so complicated to choose the leading exponent.

It is possible that the centre-left's decisive choice to practically promote Alessandra Todde's candidacy by a large majority could in some way have made it more difficult for the challengers to choose the opponent to oppose since, inevitably, on a methodological level, there would be a tendency to oppose, or think of doing so, an antagonist, whether man or woman, calibrated on the winning qualities of the former? Well, if this were the case, probably the centre-right, rather than aiming (the hypothesis is clearly only argumentative) at the reconfirmation of the outgoing President, should relaunch the candidacy of some of the Regional Presidents of the recent past who seem to have stood out most for their ability, effectiveness and audacity and which today could boast significant approval among voters which could motivate them to actively participate in the vote. In short, the challenge must be faced immediately, and the issue of choosing the candidate for President, even within the majority coalition, should be resolved promptly, also given the pressing need to draw up the program for the next five years. Even more so when any hesitation (mind you on both sides) could benefit the opposing coalition (in this case that of the centre-left) which, in spite of all predictions, and despite the differences present within it, seems to have found a new catalyzing force, to the point of being considered the real "alternative", the driving force towards a rebirth plan for the Sardinian Region which places Healthcare and Transport at the center of the debate as qualifying program elements.

Time is running out, and the time for evaluations seems to be reaching its natural conclusion. Time will tell.

Giuseppina Di Salvatore – Lawyer, Nuoro

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