The meeting of the Conference of group leaders ended after almost two hours in Montecitorio, essentially dedicated to the voting methods for the election of the President of the Republic, taking into consideration the hypothesis of large voters who could be infected and, therefore, unable to access to the palace. It was, according to what ANSA learns, Paolo Barelli di Fi who raised the issue of the application for the Major electors of the circular of the Ministry of Health according to which for reasons authorized by the health authority in some cases it would be possible to move positively or quarantined on the national territory. There was a long discussion, which still continues, in which all the groups took part, at the end of which the president Fico should summarize. In any case,Fico first clarified that, by derogating from a form of voting at home to numerous basic principles such as immunity from headquarters, secrecy, publicity, as well as determining a possible discrimination between parliamentarians affected by Covid and those blocked by other types of impediment, changes to the current situation could only be made with a unanimous political consensus in the group leader and following an opinion of the Regulation Board, or even transitory regulatory provision. Otherwise, making changes is not possible. And unanimity seems difficult to achieve.in addition to determining a possible discrimination between parliamentarians affected by Covid and those blocked by other types of impediment, changes to the current situation could only be made with a unanimous political consensus in the group leader and following an opinion of the Council of the Regulations, or even a rule transitional regulation. Otherwise, making changes is not possible. And unanimity seems difficult to achieve.in addition to determining a possible discrimination between parliamentarians affected by Covid and those blocked by other types of impediment, changes to the current situation could only be made with a unanimous political consensus in the group leader and following an opinion of the Council of the Regulations, or even a rule transitional regulation. Otherwise, making changes is not possible. And unanimity seems difficult to achieve.
The request for 'at home' voting, which for Fico could only be configured for large voters who are in Rome with the ballot box open, was also advanced by Marin of CI. Marco Di Maio (Iv) asks for a covid hotel next to the Chamber from which to start a protected path that arrives in the classroom or in any case inside the Montecitorio, as well as to extend the possibility of travel for deputies beyond the 300 km provided for by the Circular. Perspective, that of the Covid Hotel in front of Montecitorio, which Riccardo Molinari of the Lega also likes. But the contrasts immediately arrive, advanced by Crippa of M5S and between Fornaro who poses problems of principle. A sharp no to home voting comes from Debora Serracchiani (Pd). Given that up to now the Chamber has applied by analogy to the classroom the rules valid for the workplace, he argues,it would be dangerous to say that parliamentarians and the Chamber can benefit from extraordinary rules; moreover, he believes that the positives must not enter Montecitorio to ensure the safety of all. In short, no to the 'Djokovic of politics' spoken of on social networks, is his reasoning.
The group leaders of the Chamber have decided an investigation on the possibility for the electors for the election of the President of the Republic to enter Montecitorio
by voting despite having a body temperature above 37.5 degrees
, provided they have a negative tampon.
It emerges from the meeting of the Group presidents in Montecitorio.
President Fico, the group leader explained at the end, "underlined the constitutional and regulatory criticalities of the non-attendance vote. And the limits given by the health measures and by the current legislation"
