Rome – “We will vote only on Sundays. There will be no additional dates, we leave it at that.” Thus Interior Minister Angelino Alfano, during the Council of Ministers, on the vote of the municipal elections that remains fixed for only 5 June, adding that the referendum on constitutional reforms next October will take place in a single day. Falls, therefore, the prospect of a vote spread over two days, in the presence of a sacrifice on costs, would have to encourage greater voter turnout.
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“in the face of so many spurious and instrumental controversy – said the CDM Alfano – both about the costs both with respect to some kind of hidden strategies that would were the basis of my initiative, I rate should leave things as they are “with polls open for administrative only on Sunday. “Moreover, in particular on the numbers – he stressed – is worth pointing out that the extra expense would not have been of 120 million euro, but the increase would have been about 5 million Euros for administrative and about 18 for the referendum “.
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the minister also recalled that he had” proposed the extension of the vote is the Monday of this turn administrative than to that of the referendum, and of course for all elections to follow, to cater to an instance that was represented to me by many and that is to expand voter participation and reduce the risk of abstention from the polls. the need to , by the way, I had been represented in the first place precisely those opposition parties who, in these days, they used the opportunity to attack the government on alleged fears present and future.
on costs the day most had spoken negatively former Prime Minister Enrico Letta, to whom we owe the introduction in 2013 of the single voting day. Following disclosure of Alfano, Letta said on Twitter.
backed government has harshly attacked by the opposition. the leader of the League , Matteo Salvini : “It ‘a government that can change your mind every half hour, I’m sorry because more citizens participate and it is better for democracy. Renzi has now even afraid of his shadow, it will mean that we will win in a single day. ” From Forza Italy , the
spokeswoman Ncd Valentina Castaldini and the deputy of Popular Area Paola Binetti explain the decision to Alfano as the answer to an “irresponsible opposition” and its “exploitation”, animated by “suspect that the majority ampliasse the time margins, being afraid of possible negative results” and stressing “the inappropriateness of the additional costs “. Also involved the president of the Democratic Party, Matthew Orfini , in Sesto Fiorentino to support the mayoral candidate dem Zambini Lorenzo: “I would have had no objection to also vote Monday. All the more so after a bridge, instruments that enable more chances to vote should not be demonized and you can not evaluate everything according to the charges. democracy has a cost, and if one wants to save you do not vote right, but not desirable. it ‘was made a different choice, it was decided to vote only Sunday: okay. when you open controversy, probably rightly so. “
as for the people involved, the candidate for mayor of Rome for the Pd in Rome, Roberto Giachetti , it says “frankly is absolutely any. I had said that whatever was the decision would be fine. I think our job is to talk to the Romans, of course, to convince them of our proposals and make them come to vote because I am convinced. “
Giuseppe Sala , the trip to Milan for the center:” I am happy, not because of calculation, but why so we align Europe. He voted in one day in Paris, London, Berlin and Madrid, it seems also fair to us. “Ben’s judgment other than Gianluca Corrado , a mayoral candidate in Milan for the Movement 5 Stars:” though in the race, there would be an opportunity to remedy the choice of fixing the elections for a bridge Sunday, the first of the summer season. Further proof that they are not interested both right and left in Italy to increase participation, “but it is” the turnout the goal of all political forces, except M5s. “
In the perfect style ‘ attack on the government of Paul Grima , deputy and secretary of the Lombard League: “it will be glad the Democratic Party candidate in Milan, Giuseppe Sala, who in recent days had complained about the risk that too many people go to vote. No sooner said than done. Alfano counts for nothing and dropped his pants as usual. “ Corrado Passera , civic leader and promoter of civic list Parisi for Milano Unica:” Bad news because it means that the fear of Renzi has prevailed on the interest of citizens. The Milanese will avert this extreme effort to maintain this majority in Palazzo Marino. “
From Milan, laconic Marco Cappato , mayoral candidate for the Radicals:” Participation should always be facilitated even when they vote for the referendum, and no change in the running rules according to convenience. “
even by Forza Italy, Osvaldo Napoli and Deborah Bergamini ride one simple argument: “a Renzi is so good. Since it was never elected to the office he has held with great fanfare but with little use for the country, the idea of having so many cards in the ballot box scares him. “ Alessandro Cattaneo regrets the lost opportunity to” promote voter participation and not promote abstention. “
Indirectly, replies the Minister for regional Affairs and Autonomy, Enrico Costa , defining” incomprehensible “the attitude of part of the opposition. “they rejected the outstretched hand from Alfano, compared with a demand that they themselves had advanced, always preferring to argue anyway. Alfano has done well to take this clear and net position. “
Also Critic Codacons , remembering that he had appealed to the State Council” to vote on the citizens even in on Monday 6 or move the election to June 12 “judges” bad “reverse the government.” They have won those who do not want Italians to the polls, “says the president Carlo Rienzi , candidate for mayor Rome, “predict even vote on Monday would increase up to 20% more than the number of citizens to the polls, given the presence of the bridge on 2 June that physically prevent many voters can express their preference.”
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