After days of waiting, the last piece needed to kick off the legislature has also arrived with the election of presidents, of the vice presidents and secretaries of the 14 commissions of the House and the Senate. Still to be unraveled, however, is the crux of the skein of guarantee commissions: Copasir, Antimafia and Rai Supervision which according to the rules must be distributed among the opposition parties (Pd, Fi and Fdi).
As happened for the appointment of undersecretaries, also in this case Lega and Movimento 5 Stelle have achieved a subdivision from the Cencelli textbook based on the result released from the polls on 4 March. And so in Montecitorio we find eight presidents who belong to the party led by Luigi Di Maio and six to that of Matteo Salvini. Proportions replicated at Palazzo Madama with six presidents for the Carroccio and eight for the pentastellati. In total: 16 presidents for the M5s and 12 for the League.
The nominations of the Northern League were much discussed Claudio Borghi leading the House Budget Committee e Alberto Bagnai head of Finance in the Senate. After having straightened the bar in the Government with the appointment of Giovanni Tria in place of Paolo Savona (on which the veto of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella weighed) in Parliament the Carroccio drops his aces again.
According to the Financial Times the choice of the two parliamentarians known for their critical position towards the euro and Europe would have "triggered sales on Italian stocks" (Piazza Affari -1,2%), even causing the drop of the euro – to 1,1518 against the dollar. The spread also increased to 233 basis points (+7,26%). “Two MPs, staunch Eurosceptics, from the League far-right – we read – have been appointed to head key economic parliamentary commissions, triggering sell-offs on Italian assets”.
Borghi is known for being the promoter of minibots, defined by the former Minister of the Economy, Pier Carlo Padoan, as a real parallel currency to the euro. For his part, Bagnai has written critical essays on the European Union and, as soon as he took office as a senator, proposed stopping the reform of the CCBs.
CHAMBER: THE PRESIDENTS OF THE COMMITTEES
The following the complete list of presidents elected to lead the commissions:
- Finance Commission: president Carla Ruocco (M5S),
- Budget Commission: president Claudio Borghi (Lega),
- Culture Commission: president Luigi Gallo (M5S),
- Constitutional Affairs Commission: President Giuseppe Brescia (M5S),
- Defense Commission: president Gianluca Rizzo (M5S),
- Justice Commission: president Giulia Sarti (M5S),
- Foreign Affairs Commission: president Marta Grandi (M5S).
- EU Policy Commission: Sergio Battelli (Lega),
- Social Affairs Commission: Marialucia Lorefice (M5S),
- Labor Commission: Andrea Giaccone (League),
- Environment Commission: Alessandro Benvenuto (Lega),
- Agriculture Commission: Filippo Gallinella (M5S),
- Transport Commission: Alessandro Morelli (Lega),
- Productive Activities Commission: Barbara Saltamartini (Lega).
For the vice-presidencies: Franco Vazio (Pd) and Riccardo Marchetti (Lega) were elected to the vice presidency of the Justice Commission, while Sestino Giacomoni, of Forza Italia, and Alberti Gusmeroli, of the League, were chosen for Finance; secretaries Claudio Mancini of the Pd, and Laura Cavandoli of the League.
Paola Frassinetti (Fdi) and Giorgia Latini (Lega) go to the vice-presidency of the Culture Commission, while Stefania Prestigiacomo of Forza Italia and Giuseppe Buompane of the M5S arrive at the Budget Commission, with Stefano Fassina di Leu and Nunzio Angiola (M5S) secretaries. Vice-presidents of the Constitutional Affairs commission are Annagrazia Calabria of Forza Italia and Gianluca Vinci of the Lega, secretaries; Marco Di Maio of the Democratic Party and Simona Bordonali of the League. Paolo Grimoldi (Lega) and Piero Fassino (Pd) were elected vice presidents of the Foreign Affairs commission. Defense Commission: vice presidents Marica Fantuz of the League and Roger De Menech of the Democratic Party.
SENATE COMMISSIONS: HERE ARE THE PRESIDENTS
The following the list of presidents of the fourteen commissions of Palazzo Madama:
- Finance Commission: Alberto Bagnai (Lega),
- Budget Commission: Daniele Pesco (M5S),
- Foreign Affairs Commission with Vito Petrocelli (M5S)
- Justice Commission; Andrea Ostellari (League),
- Constitutional Affairs Commission; Stefano Borghesi (League);
- Defense Commission: Donatella Tesei (Lega),
- Education Commission: Mario Pittoni (Lega),
- Labor Commission: Nunzia Catalfo (M5S),
- Public Works and Communications Commission: Mauro Coltorti (M5S)
- Agriculture Commission: Giampaolo Vallardi (Lega),
- Industry Commission: Gianni Girotto (M5S)
- Health Commission: Pierpaolo Sileri (M5S),
- EU Policies Commission: Antonio Licheri (M5S),
- Environment Commission: Vilma Moronese (M5S).
