The statutory reform is proceeding, but—it's now official—it will not contain any reference to amending the current electoral law. Therefore, in all likelihood, the next regional elections in 2029 will be held under the current system. This is what emerged from the majority meeting held a short while ago in the Regional Council building, attended by Governor Alessandra Todde, Assembly President Piero Comandini, the secretaries of the Campo Largo forces, and the group leaders. The meeting was called by the president specifically to review the statutory: the draft is ready, and at the next meeting, the special commission will begin examining all the articles.
Among the planned changes are the regulation of the dismissal of the Regional President, the incompatibility between regional councilors and councilors, and the provision for the position of undersecretary to the Regional President, to be appointed from among the councilors, precisely to act as a link between the Council and the Executive. The form of government, namely the presidential system that provides for the direct election of the governor, is not under discussion.
"For a foundational issue like the bylaws, a moment of synthesis within the coalition was important," Alessandra Todde explained at the end of the meeting. The bylaws and electoral law will be examined separately "to avoid a discussion of a text that is already mature, the bylaws, and of issues like the electoral law, which still needs to be advanced." Comandini confirmed that "the electoral law has never been discussed within the bylaws. We had committed to rewriting the new relationship between the Council and the Executive, and we moved within Title V of the Constitution."
