Government plans to introduce
so-called 'differentiated autonomy' between regions are an
"indecent proposal" that represents a "secession of rights",
Sardinia Governor-elect Alessandra Todde said on Thursday.
"It is an indecent measure that weakens Sardinia's autonomy so
much, because the fact of being able to bargain over what
matters to have responsibility for cannot be useful, especially
for special-statute regions like mine," Todde, who won a narrow
but historic victory for a broad centre-left alliance in
Sunday's governorship race, told Agorà on Rai3.
"Sardinia must close the island gap and be on a par with the
other regions," she continued, referring to the economic and
social divide between Italy's southern island regions and the
rest of the country, especially the richer north.
"I will fight so that the contribution we have made is also
returned to my region," added Todde.
The 55-year-old Nuoro-born engineer took 45.4% of the vote as
the candidate for the so-called 'broad field' alliance between
the M5S and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
Her main opponent, the centre-right candidate Paolo Truzzu,
polled 45.4% in what was the first major defeat for Premier
Giorgia Meloni's coalition since it won the 2022 general
election.
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