A new round of voting and a new twist, which, however, does not change the essence for voters: the Chamber still says “no” to preferences, rejecting, following the center-right, the amendment on the national future. But the majority is again divided: the FdI, reciting the leitmotif of “coherence,” votes (for the first time) for Vannacciani, while the League and Forza Italia reaffirm their opposition. However, the reform is not suffering any setbacks, despite pressure from the opposition, which continues to ask the center right to stop.
And while clashes over gender equality continue – with Georgia Meloni ‘betraying women for power’ and Ellie Schlein going on the attack – they even go so far as to unanimously greenlight the ability to vote for non-residents. We are waiting to see how the first round of the match ends, when Montecitorio gives the first green light for the entire event, which will again be held by secret ballot.
Early in the morning, a rumor began to spread in Montecitorio that the opinion of the majority speaker (Angelo Rossi of the FdI) might change regarding the amendment of the party by Roberto Vannacci, as well as regarding another party signed by Francesco Gallo and Luigi Marattin, secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party, both members of the Mixed Group. The initially opposing opinion becomes one of “subordination to the House”, which gives the Melonian MPs the opportunity to give their “yes” to preferences, in a version, first of all, of the FnV version, much more advanced than the mediation proposal (with blocked list leaders) rejected the day before. “We waged our struggle openly,” sums up Minister for Relations with Parliament Luca Ciriani.
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A choice that, on the one hand, serves to support the narrative in favor of preferences, and on the other hand, sends a signal to allies. And also because the possibility of a second attempt at Palazzo Madama remains open, as Ignazio La Russa himself did not fail to note amid the controversy. “I acted as president of the Senate and remembered that in a bicameral system, a vote in one branch of parliament can be changed in another,” he says, rejecting accusations that the role of “arbiter” is being eliminated. “If someone doesn’t like it, reformulate the Constitution,” the second government official snaps. But it remains to be seen until September whether Meloni really wants to follow through with his preferences.
In fact, after the tensions of recent days, the timing appears to have remained unchanged: the green light from the House of Representatives, arrival in the Senate, where the text will be considered by a committee before the summer recess, and passage to the House when it resumes in September. A change would mean an inevitable return to the House with confidence. No one, even with their notepads closed, is superstitiously betting on the outcome of the vote that will take place tomorrow morning.
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But the trend of today’s secret voting, including on Article 1 of the text, which is essentially the heart of the reform – with the transition of the voting mechanism to a proportional system with a majoritarian premium of 70 deputies and 35 senators to the list or coalition of lists that received at least 42% of the votes – seems to reduce the risk of further surprises. However, the result is unpredictable.
The opposition is preparing for a final battle, accusing the center-right of refusing to broadcast live in order to “hide from citizens the collapse of the majority that finds itself in the ‘swamp’.” It is absurd that “the majority are whistling as if nothing had happened”, attacking the Democratic Party secretary, pointing the finger at the Prime Minister for being prepared to “sacrifice other women for the sake of power”. about the long campaign of opposition deputies (Democrat Cecilia Guerra even sang a traditional song about the fight for women’s rights. One of the reasons, as the Melonians admit with gritted teeth, contributed to bankruptcy).
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