RAI's parliamentary oversight
commission is calling on the State broadcaster's board to
nominate a president, sources said on Tuesday.
The commission has given its chairman Alberto Barachini a
mandate to write a letter to the board requesting that it makes
a nomination and refrains from taking any actions beyond those
needed for day-to-day administration, the sources said.
The parliamentary oversight commission last week failed to
approve the government's pick to be RAI new president - Marcello
Foa - after the opposition Democratic Party and Forza Italia
refused to give the thumbs up.
RAI journalists union Usigrai, national journalists union
FNSI and the Italian journalists guild said Monday that the
State broadcaster's board cannot legitimately function at the
moment.
Labour and Industry Minister and Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio
said Tuesday that he disagreed with this.
"As far as I'm concerned, the board is fully operative," said
Di Maio, who is also leader of the 5-Star Movement (M5S).
"It is necessary to election RAI president.
"The law says an agreement is needed among the parties and
while there is no agreement, there is no president".
Foa had said he would coordinate activities at RAI after his
nomination was blocked, angering the PD and RAI unions.
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