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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Italicum, in the afternoon the first vote of confidence. Minority Democratic Party split – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published April 29, 2015 at 10:44.
The last change is the April 29, 2015 at 11:07.

The event is scheduled for this afternoon at 15.25, will begin when the calls for First (article 1) of the three votes of confidence sull’Italicum. It will be the first test of the estate of the majority. Other two votes tomorrow, then the next week the final vote, by secret ballot. Yesterday’s win, with two votes on secret ruling of constitutionality, which ended with a difference of over 170 votes between the majority and the opposition, was not enough to Matteo Renzi who decided to lock down the Italicum with confidence. A move that surprised and divided mainly the minority Democratic Party, split inside.

The area of disagreement dem
In disagreement with the choices of Renzi have spoken out for the vote of no confidence the two former secretaries Pd Pierluigi Bersani and Guglielmo Epifani in addition to the former parent company Robert Hope (who is reputed to “dove”), in addition to historical dissidents Stefano Fassina, Pippo Civati and Alfredo D’Attorre and the leader of Sinistradem Gianni Cuperlo. But they are not deployed to the vote even former Prime Minister Enrico Letta and former chairman of the Democratic Party Rosy Bindi. Some deputies of the left dem will follow them, many others probably not. Eventually it may be about thirty dem they will not vote the trust (the minority has about 110 deputies). And many renziani, recording the explicit criticism in recent days even Romano Prodi, see the shadow of the split, though denied by all.

Area reformist divided between yes and no confidence vote
Last night, after a discussion lasting more than four hours, the deputies of Area reformist split between the yes and the no participation in the vote of confidence on the electoral law. Area reformist not give an indication of its MPs to vote for the election law, it is explained, it is a matter on which there can be no party discipline and so much less power. Therefore, each Member will make its individual assessment. The meeting was attended by about 50 members (absent Pier Luigi Bersani) out of a total of 80 participating in the. Robert Hope, leader resigned and leading reformist Area, both opening to the end of the meeting confirmed that no vote of confidence sull’Italicum because he considered an “unnecessary and excessive force.” On the one hand it is deployed who, along with Hope, is oriented to not participate in the vote. On the other those who openly criticized the tear on trust and announced that the government will say yes. More than one has hinted that it will retain until the last possible minute to decide.

Renzi: trust gesture of seriousness towards citizens
The premier Renzi in a letter today to the press defended the decision to put the trust on the electoral law, defined as “a gesture of seriousness towards the citizens, “because” after making changes, mediated, discussed, agreed, or decide or you return to the starting point. ” And again: “If Parliament decides, if a government decides, this is democracy, not dictatorship.” Renzi reiterated that “if the government does not pass the confidence goes home,” while “if the electoral law passes, it means that the Parliament wants to continue on the path of reform.” And he annotated: “If you need a premier who face Melina, are not the right person.”

“Ready to discuss the Senate”
But the prime minister also raised the possibility of amending the bill of constitutional reform with the new unelected Senate, while not entering into the merits of possible changes. “If we deem it necessary, there will be room in the Senate – he assured – to balance the constitutional reform still paying attention to the necessary checks and balances: no armor, no forcing.”

Bersani: this is no longer my party
The whole left Democratic Party, however, is in turmoil. “There is a great sadness, this is a ‘else, another party, is no longer the company I helped build,” said the former secretary of the Democratic Party, Pierluigi Bersani, in interviews with the Press and Courier Sera and Repubblica. “Here we are not talking of Bersani against Renzi – he explained – and even the government has nothing to do. Here it is a game little thing called democracy. ” Confidence? “There was no reason to put it, not on such an important issue for democracy.”

Fassina: over 30 (and many big) not to vote confidence
“I do not know exactly how many will not vote confidence, because there are colleagues who are still reflecting, but I think that eventually we will have to be a large group, probably more than thirty “assured interviewed Stefano Fassina, on the very eve of the first vote of confidence in the House sull’Italicum. “In addition to the quantity – he said the representative of the minority Dem – must consider the political significance of those who will not vote: the former secretary, the former president, the former prime minister, the two challengers in the primary and the former parent company the Democratic Party. “

Cuperlo because Renzi forced hand?
Embittered also the leader of Sinistradem Gianni Cuperlo, among members of the minority who will not vote confidence. “The idea of ensuring a structure more convincing would guarantee reforms, joined the Democratic Party, guaranteed the system. Because you have not wanted to do? I wonder about this even with a sudden bitterness, “said Cuperlo. He added: “I think you could make some adjustments and not necessarily sull’Italicum but also on constitutional reform.”