Starting at 9,30 today, with the explanations of vote, the procedure for the final vote for the passage of the electoral law to second reading in the Senate ends. The Renzi-Berlusconi reform system remains intact: from thresholds to multiple candidacies. But dissent is growing in the Democratic Party: Bindi will not vote on the law while Bersani has announced speeches in the Senate, even if the discontent does not worry Renzi who thunders in Repubblica: "Things will change with me". However, today is also the day of the Council of Ministers and the presentation of the Jobs Act, or the plan for the economy and work.
As for the Italicum, the latest amendment on preferences was rejected last night by just 20 votes. However, the Chamber approved the 'heart of the electoral law', passing the amendment on the algorithm that serves to transform votes into seats, and which also contains the thresholds and the majority bonus. A Pd-Fi amendment has also been approved which gives a candidate the possibility of presenting himself in 8 constituencies. Instead, the proposals that did not form part of the agreement between Matteo Renzi and Silvio Berlusconi were rejected. These include the amendment that aimed to reintroduce preferences and an amendment by 40 deputies of the Democratic Party that made the primaries mandatory for choosing candidates, providing for gender equality in the organization of the primaries. Double gender preference is also rejected.
