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With the vote from 20 to 21 September, the citizens of Veneto, Liguria, Tuscany, Marche, Campania and Puglia will decide to whom to hand over the keys to their regions.. But what are the powers of the president they will elect? Since the constitutional reform of 1999 with which his direct election was decided and with the modification of Title V of 2001, those who lead a Region have a strong impact on the lives of all of us (it also applies to Valle d’Aosta, back to vote after two years, but here the president is voted within the Regional Council).
The powers of a president
Regional budgets amount to 16 billion for Veneto, 7 for Liguria, 15 for Tuscany, 5 for Marche, 25 for Campania and 14 for Puglia. Up to 80% is spent on Health, which means deciding which hospitals to open and which to close, who to put at the top, whether to strengthen them to reduce waiting times or expand accreditations to private health entrepreneurs, what social and health services guarantee in the territory, who will receive the research money. Then there is the local public transport whose operation depends on tenders to choose the companies that have to manage it, on how the routes are defined, from the transfers of funds to the Municipalities (metro and road) or to the companies that manage the regional trains. .
The Region finances support for companies, start-ups, agriculture and agri-food, decides incentives for trade, handicrafts, tourism, finances professional recycling courses and training for those who do not attend secondary school or technical institutes. Decides policies to combat poverty and offers job placement services with the intersection of supply and demand. It is up to the Region to decide how to spend European funding: that of the Social Fund, that of regional development and agriculture. And there are billions of euros at stake. She has experience in environmental impact assessments, air and water quality control, recovery authorizations, urban planning laws, access conditions and financing of social services, including social housing.
The requirements of a candidate
Must be taken for granted, then, that candidates have recognized and essential skills and experience. With the help of the political scientist from Nicola Pasini State University, we have identified the main requirements: good educational qualifications, high reputation, zero conflicts of interest, no inclination for justice, deep knowledge of the political and administrative machinery. In practice, it means having served at least as mayor of a big city (not a small country) or having already managed complex organizations, and in both cases produced known results. For Veneto, Liguria, Campania and Puglia, incumbent presidents are resubmitting their candidacy and therefore citizens already have the tools to assess whether they have done well or badly.
Who are Zaia’s challengers
In veneto, to challenge the Northern League Luca zaia, for the Pd there Arturo Lorenzoni (to whom the desire for a speedy recovery from Covid-19 goes above all), engineer, university professor, deputy mayor of Padua for 3 years with responsibility for territorial policies, sustainable urban planning, private construction, digital agenda, mobility. For M5S Enrico Cappelletti, graduate in political science, consultant for green certification companies, elected to the Senate in 2013, mainly in Justice; not reelected in 2018, he was in the technical secretariat of Vito Crimi until March 2020. For Italia Viva Daniela sbrollini, high school, Anci employee, began his political career in 2002 as provincial councilor of the Vicenza DS; since 2008 two legislatures in the Chamber, since 2018 senator of Italia Viva.
Liguria: two journalists on the ground
In liguria versus Giovanni toti (former Mediaset journalist), there is an alliance of the M5S and the Democratic Party with The weather in Ferruccio Sansa, Law graduate, journalist for Il Fatto Quotidiano. in the first political experience, as Aristide massardo, former Dean of Engineering at the University of Genoa, with the support of Italia Viva.
Campania is worth 25 billion
In Campania, versus Vincenzo De Luca (Pd), run down the center right Stefano caldoroDegree in Political Science, former Undersecretary, Vice Minister of Education and Minister of Program Implementation. former president of the Region from 2010 to 2015, where on the one hand he cured the sanitary hole (from less than 595 million to more than 70, also thanks to an increase in the National Health Fund of 900 million in 5 years), on the other without success. Improve the quality of health care (as shown by the indicators on the essential levels of care that weigh the health offer of a region in prevention, territorial services and hospitals). A request for an indictment for influence peddling is up to him today. For M5S Valeria Ciarambino. In the file of the Ministry of the Interior, the title designated as baccalaureate, by profession, collects taxes for Equitalia. Elected regional councilor in 2015, close to Luigi Di Maio (who was her wedding witness), leader of the Movement in the Region.
Puglia: Densa reappears
In Puglia versus Michele Emiliano (Sl) the center right rows Raffaele Fitto (Brothers of Italy), Law graduate, former MP, Minister for Regional Affairs, MEP, but also President of Puglia from 2000 to 2005. Under his administration, the riskiest derivative contracts are stipulated (870 million euros), exposing the Region at risk of default, which is saved because its successor (Vendola) makes them renegotiate. For M5S Antonella LaricchiaThe 34-year-old, graduated in architecture, tourist guide, Pro loco volunteer, in the regional elections of May 2015 she ran for president and was the second most voted candidate. Since then, leader of the movement in the Regional Council. For Italia Viva runs Ivan Scalfarotto, graduated in law, strategic consultant in the area of Human Resources and Diversity Management, assistant since 2013, three times undersecretary, now of Foreign Relations.
Who is playing Tuscany?
In tuscany all new entries. The Democratic Party and Italia Viva are candidates Eugenio GianiGraduated in Law, in the Florence city hall for 30 years, 3 times councilor. Since 2010 in the Regional Council, of which he assumed the presidency in 2015. Lega, Forza Italia and Fratelli d’Italia elect Susanna ceccardi, very young, 33 years old, classical baccalaureate (in the curriculum it indicates that he has passed the law exams and that the thesis is being prepared), profession not received (the Ministry of the Interior indicates it as a non-professional condition), elected in Lega participated in 2011 in the municipal council of Cascina (45,129 inhabitants), of which he became mayor from 2016 to 2019. In 2018 he also joined the Salvini staff as Minister of the Interior as a councilor for government program and parliamentary activities. He leaves office in 2019 for the European Parliament, where he gets the highest score. Your latest activities in the European Parliament – Two Written Questions titled Europe Doesn’t Block Safe Products of Prato Circular Economy and Exploitation of Child Labor in Pakistan. For the M5S there are Irene Galletti, graduated in Law, specialized in Sant’Anna di Pisa in Human Rights and International Cooperation, was an official student at the Livorno Marina, spokesperson for Pisa airport, head of the anti-fraud department of a telecommunications company, entered politics in 2015 as regional councilor and spokesperson for the movement.
Marche: the challengers of the provincial municipalities
All new candidates too in the Marches. Maurizio Mangialardi (Pd pi Italia Viva), graduated in agricultural and herbal sciences, merchant, political career entirely in Senigallia (44,659 inhabitants) since 1994, first as a councilor, then a councilor (public works, urban planning, infrastructures), and finally mayor with 2 terms . President of Anci Marche. Sentenced to trial last December for the 2014 flood that caused the Misa river to flood, killing 4 people. For the center-right is presented Francesco Acquaroli, 45 years old, graduated in Economics, financial consultant, militant An, later PDL, now Brothers of Italy. In 1999 he became a councilor of Potenza Picena, in 2010 he joined the regional council, from which he resigned in July 2014 for being elected mayor of Potenza Picena (15.8 thousand inhabitants), a position he left in June 2018 after joining the camera. Office that is now ready to go to become governor. A life in the electoral campaign: in 2015 he was already a candidate for governor and in 2019 in the candidacy for the European Parliament (in both cases he was not elected). Gian Mario mercorelli (M5S), since 2012 councilor in Tolentino (18,000 inhabitants), in the province of Macerata. From your resume: deep technical knowledge of photographic media.
When Regions change government
Of the six regions that go to vote, three have not experienced the alternation between center right and center left: Veneto (center right), Tuscany and Marche (center left). Today 13 regions are administered by the center-right, 6 by the center-left and 2 (Valle d’Aosta and Autonomous Province of Bolzano) by regionalist parties. For years, the electoral result of the Regionals has also been considered a test case for the stability of the government. Losing in the Regionals of 2000 by 8-7 against the center-right, Massimo D’Alema resigned as Prime Minister, calling it an act of political sensitivity. At that time, the center-left still had 8 regions, 2 more than today. In 2005, a more disastrous defeat, equal to 12 to 2, prompted Silvio Berlusconi to proceed with a reorganization of the government. On the occasion of the regional offices of Sardinia in 2009, Walter Veltroni leaves the Democratic Party secretariat, while thanks to the Emilia-Romagna secretariat last January the Conte government breathes a sigh of relief.
Article 51 of the Constitution establishes that all citizens can access public offices and elective positions under equal conditions, in accordance with the requirements established by law., or have completed 25 years for deputies and 40 for senators. There are also causes of incompatibility (double charges) and ineligibility (sentences with disqualification for public office), non-compliance (Severino law). There is no provision that requires access to senior positions after having covered all stages: area council, municipal, regional, parliament. It is not required to produce objective results in the course of one’s own political activity, nor to have successfully carried out tasks of high responsibility in the case of recruitment from civil society. In fact, parties have long since abdicated the responsibility of forming their own ruling class, often nominating subjects without adequate experience or betting on the media impact of familiar faces. In politics, the requirements demanded in any other sector do not matter, and it does not matter if the destiny of a country depends on them.. An issue that has been under discussion since the end of the 19th century.
(Alessandro Riggio collaborated)
September 13, 2020 | 22:28
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