square in the coming referendum on June 21
LESSON IN PLACE FRIDAY '19 June at 18.00 in Piazza Trento e Trieste
will speak Prof. PUGIOTTO ANDREA *, *
Constitutional law professor at the University of Ferrara, on the theme:
"I REFERENDUM ELECTION OF 21 JUNE: a critical reflection."
The three will be held June 21 referendum on the law elettorale.
Due di questi referendum , con ben 67 quesiti, rimodellano una legge
elettorale rendendola ancora più illiberale ed antidemocratica di quella
attuale.
Ce li propongono con la scusa di abrogare la famosa “legge porcata” voluta
dal governo Berlusconi, che consente ai vertici di partito di decidere liste
bloccate di candidati senza possibilità di scelta preferenziale per
l’elettore, premi di maggioranza su base regionale al senato col rischio di
maggioranze diverse nelle due camere. Questi referendum in realtà lasciano
intatti questi punti controversi (anzi aumentano il potere dei vertici di
partito di scegliere gli eletti-nominati) but on the other hand twist the
system: 8% barrier in the Senate and, above all, a most exorbitant premium
not assigned to the coalition but also the party that
has only one vote more than the others, without even provide a
minimum of votes to win the prize.
Basically a party too small compared to the total electorate
, say with 20% of the votes, if you have only one vote more than the other
gets 55% of the seats in parliament.
It will reduce to silence political forces too important a minority
govern all without listening to anyone and may change from one
and the Constitution at will. A result that contradicts
the same constitutional principles.
In the current situation this would result in authoritarian aspect
deliver Italy and the Constitution to the domain of Berlusconi, who already
every day attacks the constitutional and democratic principles. Golpismo
of creeping government have already seen many examples (
attack on right to strike, the secular state, the parliament, the judiciary,
freedom of the press, the Constitutional Court, the public school as
premise of democracy, civil rights). If passed the referendum, this
golpismo finds its fulfillment in an electoral system
liberticidal, that does not exist in any democratic country and finds a similar
only in election laws that brought fascism to power.
This is going in general inattention.
We associate ourselves with the many constitutional experts that have spoken out against these
referendum to defend democracy.
We need to sensitize the Democrats on these risks.
We call on all democratic forces to join this initiative and
all citizens to participate.