The defense of Casini’s armchairs, in Parliament since 1983: “Referendum? It only serves to cut off heads, like Robespierre”

The referendum on the cut of parliamentarians? “It only serves to cut heads, to Robespierre: I’m not there. ” Pier Ferdinando Casini, the dean of parliamentarians: holds the record of ten consecutive legislatures between Camera me Senate. Income to Montecitorio for the first time in 1983 (the same year as the first election of Sergio Mattarella, at the time when the head of state was Sandro Pertini while entering Palazzo Chigi for the first time Bettino Craxi), remained there until 2013: exactly thirty years. Then went on to Madama Palace, where he was elected senator in the last two legislatures. Historical exponent of the DC, after the center-right of Silvio Berlusconi (who wanted him to be president of the Chamber between 2001 and 2006). finally re-elected for the umpteenth time by the old enemies of P.S of Matteo renziToday Casini is making propaganda for the No to the referendum scheduled for September 20 and 21. “I see many converts in the last hour, but I have always voted No in parliament and I do not change my mind,” he wants to specify. Repubblica.it.

To those who quote the words of Nicola Zingaretti, Secretary of the Democratic Party who recalled how the cut of parliamentarians was in the government pact, the former leader of the UDC responds: “It is the I promise all 5 stars are asking to move on. But it is a linear cut. It is not even a reform. I repeat: it is one mockery to give the most naive ‘the idea’ of a reform. The Democratic Party and Zingaretti are generously paying a price to government stability. It is a ‘generous’ gesture, but we hope it is not taken for a failure 5 star movement. Also because the M5S did not govern with the Democratic Party out of good heart. They did it because it was in their interest to do so. I ask the Democratic Party for more rigor. We cannot agree with the anti-politics ”.

Interestingly, Casini’s name was mentioned by Mattia Santori , leader of the Sardines, again in an interview with Repubblica.it and always to promote the No to the Rreferendum. According to Santori, with the reform “representation is mortified: we would reach one elected for every 150 thousand inhabitants and then we complain that politics is far away. According to you in Bologna between Casini is a young activist for civil rights, who will pass? Those who have been there for 20 years will not be sent home., as they tell us. “However, Casini, since the heyday of his 37 years in Parliament, does not think so. Or rather, he thinks like Santori: the former president of the Chamber does not think about reducing the seats in the Parliament.