Stop "transfughism" and the fragmentation of parliamentary groups: with the new legislature, the new regulation of Palazzo Madama also enters into force in the Senate which aims, among other things, to put a stop to a phenomenon that in this legislature has made score 524 shirt changes in Parliament.
Therefore, the objective of the reform of the Senate regulation (which the assembly approved last December) is to curb parliamentary mobility and the establishment of formations without an effective political presence in the area. And therefore each group must « represent a political party or movement, even resulting from the aggregation of several political parties or movements, which has presented its own candidates with the same logo in the elections to the Senate, thus obtaining the election of senators».
It being understood that the minimum threshold for setting up a Group is 10 senators. and that life senators can choose not to belong to any group. however, it is established that "derogation" groups are no longer authorized. During the legislature, new Groups cannot be formed, except through the merger of already established Groups.
In the event that a parliamentary group is no longer constituted in the following legislature, any operating surpluses are returned to the Senate budget, except for the provision to deal with disputes or expenses. The organic reform of the Senate regulation intervenes on about a third of the 167 articles that compose it. And in addition to the formation of parliamentary groups, action was also taken on the standing committees, the simplification and rationalization of the work and the coordination provisions.
