Transport, healthcare, energy: first comparison between the candidates for the office of governor
Todde, Soru, Truzzu and Chessa on TV. Everyone agrees on just one point: "No to multinational speculation on renewables." But the "faults" of the wind attack become the subject of controversy
First comparison between the four candidates for the position of governor of the Sardinia region in the regional elections on 25 February.
Alessandra Todde for the broad camp of the center-left led by Pd-M5S, Renato Soru with his Sardinian Coalition, Paolo Truzzu for the center-right and Lucia Chessa for Sardigna R-esiste had their say, one after the other, in front of the cameras of the Rai 3 Tgr.
Four questions, two minutes each to answer, on current issues and their vision of Sardinia.
On the pitch, why? - The first question concerned the decision to take the field. «I chose to put my skills at the service of Sardinia», explained Todde, the first to respond according to an order drawn by lot.
Soru instead clarified: «Sardinia deserves more than a forced choice between the right and the maximalism and populism of the M5S».
Truzzu instead underlined that he took the field «because the center-right leaders proposed me to lead the coalition. I accepted exclusively because my mandate as mayor had essentially come to an end."
Finally, Chessa, who highlighted that «it was necessary to offer the Sardinians a credible alternative, despite a shameful electoral law that prevents the development of minorities».
Transport – Then the candidates spoke about transport and territorial continuity. Todde proposes «a mixed model that in the high season months is with the free market and with public support in the shoulder periods».
For Soru "we must start from the European rules, which have been clear and known since 2008, which can be derogated from with the right to mobility of Sardinians".
«After 15 years – said Truzzu – the current system is showing its cracks», therefore «an intervention is necessary to rethink it together with the government and Europe» and also «restart the revision of airport taxes to stimulate the market ». More than on territorial continuity, Lucia Chessa instead placed emphasis on internal continuity, underlining the critical issues of the road network and connections on the island, with the "lack of maintenance", the "dangerousness" of the 131 and the various problems affecting provincial roads.
Healthcare – The four challengers then responded to a question on the healthcare reform initiated by the outgoing council. Continue on the same path or not? “We refuse to live on an island where children who need to be cared for are put on military flights to be taken elsewhere,” Todde said, adding: “We will not carry out further reform, but we want to invest in local healthcare and rebuild it , mainly using Pnrr money.
It is essential not to proceed with a new health reform, but to develop local medicine and intervene in the training and recruitment of medical personnel also for Soru and Truzzu.
On the contrary, for Chessa what is needed is "a radical healthcare reform after the two disastrous ones carried out by the past centre-left and centre-right councils".
Energy – On the subject of energy, all the candidates agreed on the need to stop "speculation" on renewable energy and the "assault" by multinationals on the island's sun and wind.
For Todde, the "fault" lies with the Meloni government, which in 2023, with the Ministry of the Environment, "increased the share of renewables for Sardinia by 12 times". It is therefore necessary to "renegotiate" the plans, create a "map of suitable areas" and focus on a "Sardinian Energy Agency".
Soru, however, pointed the finger above all at the Draghi government. Government «which, with the candidate Todde as deputy minister, decided that the authorization process was delegated only to the Ministry of the Environment», he said, stinging his opponent from Campo Largo (who was unable to reply given the "closed" format of the debate) and explaining his desire to oppose "this new servitude" of Sardinia.
A no to speculation also came from Truzzu, who said he agreed on a «planning system that identifies the areas where renewables can be made», but who highlighted how for the Island the methane in progress remains «fundamental transitory."
Chessa, for his part, accused both national and Sardinian politics of "carelessness", underlining instead, in the battle against speculation, the important role of the committees in "giving a wake-up call" to politics and uncovering the problem.
(Unioneonline/lf)
