Naples – Roberto Fico, recently proclaimed president of the Campania Region at the Palace of Justice in Naples, has made a firm decision regarding the composition of the future regional government. He does so with a clear message, addressed directly to his majority: "A councilor cannot be an assessor. And the same goes for those who, while not elected, were simply on the list."
These words come amid rumors and discontent swirling through the corridors of Campania's political scene regarding the conundrum of the positions. Fico, however, nips any attempt to circumvent the law or interpret it with flexibility: the principle is unalterable.
The president recalls the mechanism—introduced at the end of the previous legislature—that allowed the first non-elected member to take over the Council if a councilor was appointed assessor. However, this system generated constant "accordion effects": if the assessor left office and returned to the chamber, the incoming member was forced to leave the scene.
"We can't have a Regional Council that comes and goes like a revolving door," Fico explained. "We need a strong and stable assembly, capable of balancing the Regional Council, as required by the Constitution and as occurs in any mature institutional structure."
This doesn't mean, the new governor clarifies, that the next government will be a one-party coalition: "Political councilors will be present, and they will be proposed by the political forces. But they will have to respect the rules."
The game has just begun, but the method – for Fico – is already set in stone.
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Fico, you're doing well, make your allies respect you.
Very happy big FICO
I agree with you, there needs to be more clarity on how everything will work. Politics is often confusing, and decisions can seem arbitrary. Let's hope Fico can bring stability.
Fico's decision is an interesting one, but there's much debate about how the councilors will be chosen. Perhaps it's important to strike a balance between political forces and the rules, but further clarification is needed.