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Referendum: the road map of reforms

2020-09-22T16:41:34.766Z


From the redesign of the colleges to the electoral law, here's what happens now (ANSA)The "reformist" in the referendum as it was baptized by the Democratic Party and M5s should pave the way for a series of constitutional reforms and an electoral law designed to "compensate" for the cut in parliamentarians. Some of these laws have already taken steps in Parliament while others have only been talked about in the political debate. On the timing it is difficult to give precise terms s


The "reformist" in the referendum as it was baptized by the Democratic Party and M5s should pave the way for a series of constitutional reforms and an electoral law designed to "compensate" for the cut in parliamentarians.

Some of these laws have already taken steps in Parliament while others have only been talked about in the political debate.

On the timing it is difficult to give precise terms since the majority must decide whether to open a confrontation with the opposition, and also because within the same majority there are strong dissensions.

For example, the proportional electoral law with a threshold of 5%, the Germanicum, would not have the numbers in the Chamber already in the Chamber.

Here is the possible road map of reforms.

- COLLEGES

: with the victory of the yes, the parliamentary cut comes into force as well as the legendary bridge that applies the current Rosatellum bis (37% single-member colleges, 63% proportional) to the new dimensions of the two Chambers.

The government has 60 days to design the colleges.

- 18-

YEAR-OLD VOTE

: the reform that allows 18-year-olds to vote for the election of the Senate has already been approved by the House and Senate.

The double compliant reading of the two houses of Parliament is missing, which could take place by 2020 since the reform now cannot be changed by them, but only approved or rejected.

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FORNARO LAW

: takes its name from the group leader of Leu in the Chamber, Federico Fornaro, who is the first signatory.

It provides that the electoral law of the Senate is no longer based on a regional basis: in this way it is more likely that the two Assemblies will have the same majority.

The law also cuts the number of regional delegates who vote for the election of the President of the Republic by a third, no longer 3 per Region but 2, one by the majority and one by the opposition.

Approval times are longer, at least June 2021.

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ELECTORAL LAW

: the basic text of the Germanicum, a proportional with a threshold of 5% and blocked price lists, was adopted as the basic text in the Commission in the Chamber, but with Leu and Iv abstained.

Leu disputes the German-style threshold, which has never existed so high in Italy, and IV even raises doubts about the proportional system, unless it is accompanied by other constitutional reforms.

M5s instead asks for the introduction of preferences.

The center-right is hostile and calls for a majority system.

In light of the fact that the legislature seems to be extended to 2023, the approval times can go beyond 2021.

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CONSTRUCTIVE CONFIDENCE

: Minister Federico D'Incà spoke about it before the lockdown, it was re-launched by IV as a reform that compensates for a proportional electoral system and was adopted by the Democratic Party.

However, it could travel faster than the Germanicum if the center-right agreed to support it.

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DIFFERENTIATED BICAMERALISM

: it was relaunched by the Democratic Party on 12 September, even if Luigi Di Maio in some interviews defended the current perfect bicameralism.

And in fact the equalization of the active electorate of the Chamber and Senate and the homologation of the two electoral systems go more in the conservative direction of Di Maio.


Source: ansa

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