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When the ballot is now in the final stages, the “Yes” victory looms, approaching 70%. 53.84% stake. A 50% quorum was not required. Di Maio rejoices: “Historic result.” Zingaretti: “Now sent reforms”
The “Yes” triumphs in the constitutional referendum on the reduction of parliamentarians (UPDATES ON THE LIVE VOTE). When now there are few seats left to vote, the result is overwhelming: “Yes” has collected almost 70% of the votes, while “No” has remained at just over 30%. 53.84% participation (no quorum required). With the victory of “Yes”, the text of the constitutional law on the reforms to articles 56, 57 and 59 of the Constitution on the reduction of the number of parliamentarians, approved by the parliament and published in the Official Gazette on October 12 2019 (THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS – THE REFERRAL – THE ELECTIONS AND THE CORONAVIRUS, TRAVEL ON THE A4).
Di Maio: “Historical result”. Zingaretti: “Now sent reforms”
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Elections 2020, politicians’ reactions to the referendum and regional results
Luigi Di Maio rejoices: “What we have achieved today is a historic result. Let’s once again have a normal Parliament, with 345 seats and fewer privileges. It is politics that gives a signal to the citizens. Without the 5 Star Movement all this it would never have happened. “, writes the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Fb. “Someone wanted the No to hit the government too, but it was a boomerang,” he later pressed in a statement to the House. Also satisfied is the secretary of the Democratic Party, Zingaretti: “It is confirmed that the Democratic Party is the force for change, also guaranteeing in this legislature a path of innovation and modernization of the institutions that we have always felt the need for. With the triumph of Yes, now a season of reforms: we want it and with our allies we will do everything possible to make it go quickly ”. On the other hand, Minister Teresa Bellanova criticizes, as we learn from the circles of Italia Viva: “The result of the referendum with the victory of the Yes does not solve any of the governance problems that this country has. Above all, it does not address the issue of perfect bicameralism, minus the relations along the institutional chain “.
What the referendum foresaw
Italian voters were asked to express their opinion on the reform of the law reducing the number of parliamentarians: from 630 to 400 in the House, from 315 to 200 in the Senate, from 315 to 200 elected (LE INFOGRAFICHE). With a reduction of 36.5% in the number of admissions. Fewer MPs also means that each member of the Italian parliament will represent more voters. That is, the numerical relationship between elected and voters grows. This cut will also affect the number necessary to elect the President of the Republic: the qualified majority, necessary to elect the Head of State in the first three votes, will go from 673 voters to 439. The absolute majority, from the fourth vote , it will drop from 505 to 330.
