Listen to AmatoReasons to be wary of fake constitutional experts who dream of a proportional system achieved through the courtsThe appeal against the Stabilicum transforms a preference for proportional representation into a constitutional requirement. Precedents and the text of the law leave the Constitutional Court scope for amendments, whilst serious doubts remain regarding the signatories and the timing of the reform.byGiovanni Boggero15 OCT 26
Towards the voteMeloni is already bracing for the Court’s ruling on the electoral lawThe government secures votes of confidence on the Stabilicum bills. Conte and Schlein prepare for the primaries at Carnival. The ‘phantom’ Gabrielli byCarmelo Caruso7 OCT 26
The strategyMeloni against political traps. Yes to a vote of confidence on the Stabilicum for the sake of ‘clarity’. No to Vannacci. The issue of sanctions against settlersThe Prime Minister ‘seals off’ the electoral law to avoid any surprises. And she rules out an agreement with the general. Tajani in the Chamber of Deputies is playing for time on relations with IsraelbyLuca Roberto17 SEP 26
THE ADMINISTRATORS of EllyThe results have thrown a spanner in the works for Schlein, who is rediscovering her mayorsThe Melonellum may influence the secretary’s strategies and candidate lists, whilst she assesses the counter-move and sends signals to her supporters. Merola: “Fine, but we shouldn’t have had to get to this point out of contrariness. Mayors are experts in primaries.” Fears within the broad coalition following the government’s “electoral” move on vehicle taxbyRuggiero Montenegro17 SEP 26
endless stabilicumThe electoral law has also been passed by the Senate. However, Ciriani comments: “A vote of confidence? I have my doubts.” Clash with Madrid over SchengenThe bill has also been given the green light in the Senate, but the text must now be approved at its third reading in the Chamber of Deputies. And doubts are also rife within Fratelli d’Italia. The opposition’s strategy of relying on the Constitutional CourtbyLuca Roberto16 SEP 26
the dayForward, but with caution. All the hesitations of the Lega and Forza Italia regarding the electoral lawThere is consensus on the amendment regarding voting preferences, but the right is divided over the run-off (and also on the anti-‘splinter group’ rule). And now Meloni fears divisions within Forza Italia and the League (with northerners calling for a party congress).byLuca Roberto2 SEP 26