“We are not afraid of the vote. We are not afraid to confront the Italians. But Italy needs a wider-ranging challenge today. We need a new electoral law immediately, but not to go to the elections”. This was stated by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, illustrating the thousand-day program in front of the Senate, after doing the same this morning in the Chamber.
“Someone may argue that going to vote would be better – he added – We respect the position taken and from a utilitarian point of view it might be a good idea but we think that the interests of the country come before the needs of a party. Any assessment of the electoral passage must disregard a reasoning that concerns a single party. If the Parliament is in a position to put it in the right gear and carry out the reforms, we undertake to assume a legislative horizon and not a limited horizon, going to vote in 2018".
