Controversy after Silvio Berlusconi's exit on presidentialism.
"I hope that the constitutional reform on presidentialism will take place. Since 1995 I have proposed a presidential system" for Italy.
A "perfectly democratic system that democracy exalts by allowing the people to choose directly by whom to be governed".
The
leader of Fi, Silvio Berlusconi,
told Radio Capital, adding - answering a question - that
"if the reform were to come into force," Mattarella's resignation would be necessary to go to the direct election of the head of state ".
"I have never attacked President Mattarella, nor have I ever asked for his resignation. I just said something obvious and obvious, and that is that, once the constitutional reform on Presidentialism is approved, before proceeding to the direct election of the new Head of the State, Mattarella's resignation would be necessary "who could also be elected again". The President of Fi; Silvio Berlusconi writes it on
Facebook
.
started a very ugly election campaign, made up of lies,
one after the other.
Among other things, they accuse us of being responsible for the fall of the Draghi government, but what has happened is clear to everyone: the 5 Star Movement has decided to get out of the majority, resulting in the end of the broad agreements and the Prime Minister, consequently, has decided to go to the President of the Republic to resign ". This was stated by the President of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi, in an anticipation of an interview with" Il Giornale "." On the contrary, we asked, with a formal act in the Senate, that the government would go on until the end of the legislature, naturally without the Five Stars.
I consider the arrogant and offensive language of the leftists very serious: obviously we want an electoral campaign based on bad faith,
on falsification, on the demonization of the adversary.
The worst thing for Italy "." Forza Italia and the center-right - he adds - will never lend themselves to this game and will continue to put on the table constructive proposals for the future of our country and for the well-being of Italians ".
REACTIONS
- Berlusconi's words have sparked a series of reactions.
Including that of
Enrico Letta.
"Was Berlusconi a candidate of the Quirinale of the center-right? He speaks little but today he speaks of Colle .... It is an evident self-nomination" affirms the secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, interviewed by Massimo Giannini on the Press website, answering the question whether has self-nominated for Colle.
"The right has come together on some obvious and explicit objectives.
Today's (on the reform of presidentialism, ed) is explicit. Berlusconi has made it explicit and the voters have grasped it in its gravity, and not because presidentialism is a factor of autocracy and dictatorship exists in other countries. But in our country presidentialism is a profound mistake ".
This was said by the secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, interviewed by the director of the Press, Massimo Giannini.
The secretary of the Democratic Party does not spare Renzi and Calenda a dig.
"He interviewed the two people;
Renzi and Calenda, who have a certain habit of cheating on others ..
..".
.
Calenda and Renzi "are both elected on the lists of the Democratic Party, not leaguers", he adds.
"
The leader of FdI,
Giorgia Meloni
, insists: "
Presidentialism
is a serious reform that is also economic, thanks to stability it is possible to give investors confidence".
"I understand President Berlusconi's reasoning - commented
Ignazio La Russa
(FdI) to ANSA in the meantime -, I don't want to argue with him but I think it is premature to discuss Mattarella's issue today, well before the presidential reform is completed. "The hypothesis of resignation would require his consent: the idea of a Presidency with an expiration card is not the most suitable. I do not criticize Berlusconi but we believe that interposing elements of discussion does not help the achievement of the common goal".
"After having kicked out Draghi now Mattarella too - tweets the leader of Action,
Carlo Calenda
-. I don't think Berlusconi is more in himself. Berlusconi, Mattarella is not the one who has to resign but you who should not be elected. We are working on it".
#Berlusconi is no longer in itself.
And I say to the voters of Forza Italia: do not follow him on the path of the destruction of the institutions to satisfy his desires.
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- Carlo Calenda (@CarloCalenda) August 12, 2022
"Berlusconi declared a disturbing thing about presidentialism, he said 'Mattarella must resign' - said the Foreign Minister and leader of Civic Engagement,
Luigi Di Maio
, guest of '24 Mattino ', on Radio 24 -. presidentialism was in the program of the center-right we have known for a long time Berlusconi wanted to be the President of the Republic he did not succeed. Now we understand that he wants to do presidentialism to knock Mattarella down. There is nothing moderate about this. He is coming out of the mask. of the center-right, they are not even happy to have the guarantor of the Constitution ".
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"With the words of Silvio Berlusconi the center-right has dropped the mask - wrote the president of the 5-star Movement,
Giuseppe Conte -
, admitting that the constitutional reform in the presidential sense of which he speaks prefigures a simple partition agreement: Giorgia Meloni premier, Matteo Salvini Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Silvio Berlusconi first President of the new presidential Republic, after having obtained the resignation of Sergio Mattarella. We will not allow the Institutions to be bowed to the ravenous partition logic of the right-wing forces ".
"Ours is a parliamentary Republic - so the President of the Chamber, Roberto
Fico
-. Our President of the Republic has a term of office of seven years. Someone should come to terms with it and not drag the institutions into the electoral campaign".