Sanremo (Imperia), 3 July (LaPresse) – "This morning, the decision regarding the end of the evaluation committee's review of Rai's proposal for the organisation and broadcast of the Italian Song Festival for the 2026, 2027 and 2028 editions (with a possible extension for a maximum of two years) was published on the Sanremo City Council website (www.comunedisanremo.im.it). This was announced by the Municipality of Sanremo. ‘The first selection phase provided for in the call for tenders is therefore closed, making way for the second phase, which is the negotiation phase. In this regard, also this morning, the Municipal Council adopted a resolution confirming the start of the negotiation phase, which will begin next week, after taking note of the above decision,’ the statement concludes.