by Michela Suglia
Eight months after the vote in the House, the Zan bill enters the Senate arena today.
For Ivan Scalfarotto, undersecretary of the Interior of Italy alive "it will be Vietnam", given the war that is expected between obstructionism, secret votes and forests of amendments from the opposites.
The less pessimistic ones instead evoke "the circus", more harmless but blatant. Moreover, it is not excluded that the discussion, starting from 16.30 in the Chamber, may not even begin. This is the last card that will play the 'no' front - with Lega and Forza Italia in the lead - asking for more time for mediation (so far unsuccessful), to file the text and secure it. Outside the building, however, associations and collectives linked to the LGBT world announce that they will make their voices heard, at the same time as the Chamber, to ask for the "Zan law without compromise".
Tomorrow at stake is the postponement of the discussion and return to the previous box, aka the Justice Commission where the measure has been 'hostage' to hundreds of requested and admitted hearings for months. The Pd, Leu and Movimento 5 stelle are thrown against the postponement hypothesis. "Absolutely not", 5S senator Alessandra Maiorino replies dryly, adding: "It would be ridiculous after all the effort made to bring the bill to the court".
In fact, only a week ago the proposed scheduling in the classroom, regardless of the work done so far by the commission, was put to the vote and passed by a majority. On the possibility of a postponement, thanks to his 17 votes, Iv glosses over and bets everything on the "still possible" agreement. Matteo Renzi clearly says this, highlighting the aspects to be 'corrected': "With an agreement on gender and schools, the Zan law is approved", ruled the former prime minister in Naples. And move on to the numbers: "In the Senate, if there are 145 in favor and 134 against, the difference is equal to 11. It means that if you go to secret ballot, 6 are enough to send the measure under and 6 are at least in the Pd ", challenging the Dems on the more or less explicit reservations expressed by the reformist grassroots current,the so-called former Renzians, but also of other 4-5 senators from Letta's party. In line with Iv's position is the League, which is confident about the changes but ready to fight with "all possible tools". It is no coincidence that tomorrow Senator Matteo Salvini interrupts his tour to the south - while not giving up a minimum of stops between Basilicata and Campania - to be at Palazzo Madama: "There is this bill to be blocked or at least to be changed in Parliament" , announces at a press conference in Lamezia Terme.It is no coincidence that tomorrow Senator Matteo Salvini interrupts his tour to the south - while not giving up a minimum of stops between Basilicata and Campania - to be at Palazzo Madama: "There is this bill to be blocked or at least to be changed in Parliament" , announces at a press conference in Lamezia Terme.It is no coincidence that tomorrow Senator Matteo Salvini interrupts his tour to the south - while not giving up a minimum of stops between Basilicata and Campania - to be at Palazzo Madama: "There is this bill to be blocked or at least to be changed in Parliament" , announces at a press conference in Lamezia Terme.
