“I ask you, as Pd, to close today on the electoral law, or this will fall on us. If someone doesn't want to vote today, he will have to explain why out of here ”. These are the words addressed by the premier and secretary of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, to the deputies of his party.
"We'll talk about it again in the Senate, quotas and more", assures the Prime Minister, who then launches a dig at the supporters of women's quotas, rejected yesterday by the Montecitorio Hall: "Whoever attacks the electoral law today - underlines Renzi - she did not raise the issue of gender equality for the secretariat or for the government. If there are conditions to discuss gender equality in the Senate, we will reopen the discussion.
In general, on Italicum the Premier believes that "there is no need to maintain a pact with Berlusconi, but a deep, clear and clear commitment that we have taken as a party".
Meanwhile, this morning the Chamber of Deputies approved the amendment to the electoral reform proposed by the commission and on which the agreement between Renzi and Silvio Berlusconi is based. The law includes the new thresholds in the bill under discussion: the electoral bar at 4,5% for coalition parties, 8% for non-coalition parties and 12% for coalitions.
Furthermore, the amendment sets the level of consensus that a coalition must obtain in order to obtain the majority bonus, equal to 37% of the seats, at 15%. In the event of failure to reach the quorum, the two coalitions with the most votes will go to the ballot.
