Popeye in the majority by voting at 18 year olds in the Senate

E 'tug of war, in the majority, on the constitutional reform that would allow 18-year-olds to vote to elect senators. The examination will begin tomorrow morning in the Senate despite rumors of a postponement until after the Regionals of 20 and 21 September. But divisions are not lacking, in particular between the 5-star Movement and Italy alive. The measure, approved in the first reading in the Chamber, would modify Article 58 of the Constitution which currently provides that the voters of the Senate must be at least 25 years old and can be elected from 40 years of age up. At the beginning of the hall Lega and Forza Italia had asked for the postponement of the exam, postponing it to 23 September, that is, after the referendum on the cut in the number of parliamentarians, scheduled for 20 and 21 September. Put to a vote, the proposal was rejected. "It seems more correct to wait for the outcome of the referendum, before tackling another equally important step on this issue", explained the Northern League leader Massimiliano Romeo. The deputy vice president of Forza Italia Lucio Malan echoed him: "We are in favor of the postponement because this bill must not be an electoral advert for someone. It affects the Constitution and therefore deserves respect for adequate discussion". The government places its trust in the Chamber on the Simplifications decree law. Di Maio, 'the fact that the Democratic Party has said yes to the referendum' on the cut of parliamentarians 'strengthens the government alliance'.