From 25 to 18 years. The hall of Palazzo Madama has given the definitive go-ahead to the lowering bill 18 is the age allowed for voting in the Senate, amending article 58 of the Constitution which instead establishes that it will take 25 years to vote for the representatives of the "Upper House". 178 senators voted in favor of the measure, which reached its fourth reading. 15 votes against and 30 abstentions.
The reform has therefore received the definite ok, but for its entry into force yesthere will still be three months. In fact, according to the provisions of the law, given that the text did not obtain the vote of ⅔ of the parliamentarians in all four votes, it will be necessary to wait 3 months for the promulgation of the law. A time during which a possible request may be made confirmatory referendum.
From the next elections, therefore, there will be 4 million more voters for the Senatei.e. all young people aged between 18 and 24. As explained by the rapporteur of the measure, Dario Parrini, president of the Constitutional Affairs Commission, the reform will ensure that the two Chambers have the same electoral basis and therefore that in them there are the same political majorities.
“This favors the participation of the new generations in political life” commented the Minister for Relations with Parliament Federico D'Incà. "Today a path born in the parliamentary halls ends", added the leader of the Pd Simona Malpezzi, "Let's tell the kids between 18 and 25 that politics needs them and their ability to choose".
