Sassari. Gianfranco Ganau, mayor from 2005 to 2014, president of the Regional Council from 2014 to 2019 and former group leader of the Democratic Party in the Region, with a post on Facebook definitively clarifies his position on the name of the mayoral candidate that the Democratic Party will submit to the Campo’s allies wide. In fact, Ganau withdraws his willingness to run again at the top of Palazzo Ducale and declares that he supports the provincial secretary and municipal councilor Giuseppe Mascia, effectively legitimizing his candidacy for mayor. In short, no to a possible confrontation within the Democratic Party. «First of all, I want to thank the many citizens who in recent weeks have expressed their desire to see me as mayor of my city again and again – writes Ganau –, which is why, after the decision not to run again in the regional elections, I have given my availability to my party for a possible re-nomination as is happening in Cagliari with Massimo Zedda, and in Alghero, in the opposing camp, with Marco Tedde or as happened two years ago in Quartu with Graziano Milia. I did it for the good relationship I have maintained with my city and in the belief that I could give it back the experience gained in the institutional and administrative field, after ten years of administrative and political difficulties that made it lose centrality, role and hope” .
Center-left mayoral candidate, tomorrow the name of the Democratic Party
«For this reason – he continues – the contrast that seems to have developed in recent days between my availability and a proposal for renewal does not convince me, it finds me far and distant because the path of the people is worth it: in all my experiences I have always worked to promote a quality ruling class first and foremost and, where possible, I have favored the involvement of new energies, as demonstrated by the choice not to go beyond the two mandates in the regional elections. The facts apply, the facts tell the values that guide us, the interests we defend. And for me the city, its good and its future comes first.”
«In order not to risk unnecessary divisions that would benefit other coalitions – explains the former president of the Regional Council –, to encourage maximum unity of the centre-left, in the wake of Alessandra Todde’s beautiful victory in the regional elections, for a city government that gives new hopes and favors a relaunch of the role and aspirations of the city and territory, which makes listening and sharing on choices the backbone of administrative action, which with reasoned actions helps us rediscover the pride of being from Sassari. I feel the responsibility to assume a decision. With the unified spirit that has always characterized my political history, I will support the candidacy for mayor of the provincial secretary Giuseppe Mascia in the bodies of the Democratic Party, who has all the useful characteristics to do well and give the necessary and expected answers to the city of Sassari. My commitment and my support for this difficult undertaking, with a center-right government that shows its true face more every day, will be up to what the good of Sassari and our country demands of each of us”, he concludes Ganau.
