Calabria, the council is a puzzle for Occhiuto. Slow negotiation on women’s quotas

John

By John

The right joints to find and an idea in mind: find the solution to the puzzle within the next 48 hours. Roberto Occhiuto spent yet another day glued to the phone to gather information from representatives of the allied parties. The focus is always on the composition of the Council.
The re-elected governor reiterated to the representatives of the political forces the need to be able to evaluate a shortlist that also includes the names of women. Yes, because it is precisely on the point of gender representation that the negotiation for the definition of the government team seems to have got bogged down. In an Executive made up of 7 elements – at least according to the provisions of the Calabrian Statute – there must be at least two women. Now, if within Forza Italia the problem could be circumvented with the promotion of one of Pasqualina Straface or Rosaria Succurro, the situation is different with regards to Fratelli d’Italia and Lega. The two parties have offered the blue president a list of names that includes only men. Not exactly what Occhiuto hoped for to close the circle.
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