Repubblica Futura has renewed its attack on the State Congress over consultancy spending, this time targeting appointments linked to the State Advocacy (Avvocatura dello Stato) and, in particular, the recent resolution allocating €20,000 for a consultancy to lawyer Kristina Pardalos, a San Marino-based professional and former judge of the European Court of Human Rights.
The reference is to Resolution No. 36 of 4 August 2026, concerning a “consultancy and collaboration assignment” and the transfer of the related funds from reserve accounts. RF described the decision as “the summer gem in the State Congress’s saga of consultancies.”
“A €20,000 assignment that — at least this time — will go to a San Marino professional who has already served as a judge at the ECHR,” reads the statement from Repubblica Futura. The party particularly objects to the use of the “Reserve Fund for unforeseen expenses,” stating: “What exactly is ‘unforeseen’ about this remains unclear, just as it is unclear why Stefano Canti could not wait for the next budget adjustment to spend money that, let us remember, the State does not have.”
The party’s criticism then extends to other government appointments. RF cites Resolution No. 17 of 26 May 2026, through which lawyer Luciano Calamaro was appointed as Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights, alongside a separate consultancy assignment.
“Despite the arguments set out in the response to the parliamentary question submitted by RF, we still do not understand what Mr. Calamaro is actually meant to do,” the movement argues, also pointing to a €35,000 assignment for “developing an assessment and reform project for the State Advocacy.”
According to Repubblica Futura, it would have been preferable to make full use from the outset of the expertise already available within San Marino. “RF would have preferred that highly qualified professionals, who have held significant roles in multilateral bodies, be employed internally from the start, thereby avoiding the unnecessary recourse to foreign consultants,” the statement continues.
The statement also refers to the ECHR ruling in the Simoncini case, asking what measures the government intends to adopt in response — including possible legislative action — while renewing criticism of the 2020 justice reform.
“Repubblica Futura believes that issues of this kind require a considered approach — one that takes into account the expertise already present within the public administration, upholds respect for and separation of powers between the judiciary and government, and reflects an overall vision for a modern justice system, with solutions designed by Sammarinese for Sammarinese, featuring fast, transparent procedures that protect the rights of both individuals and the State.”
The statement’s conclusion is particularly critical of the current management of the State Advocacy: “Today, unfortunately, we are slowly slipping toward a medieval approach in the justice sector, and we are certain that further consultancies — for foreign or San Marino-based professionals — will soon follow, aimed at establishing the State as a civil party in upcoming trials. In San Marino, the State Advocacy has by now become little more than window dressing, useful only to justify further consultancies.”
