Electoral law, Chamber approves confidence on article 3. Green light also for article 8

This morning the explanations of vote took place on the third confidence vote placed by the government and then called by roll call of the deputies. The Montecitorio Chamber therefore approved, with 228 votes in favor and 144 against, the vote of confidence on article 3. There were three abstentions. The article in question, as approved by the Senate, redesigns some colleges in Alto Adige, namely Merano, Bressanone and Bolzano. Following this, article 8 was discussed and approved (214 yes and no against), on which the government had not placed its confidence. The article in question extends the right to vote to family caregivers outside the office. The opposition abstained. After the question time, the examination of the agenda will take place from 4.15pm until 8pm and possibly continue through the night. There are 41 agendas in total, of which 7 are from Futuro Nazionale. Tomorrow, Thursday 8 October, there is the final secret vote: speeches with declarations of the final vote from 10.30 am and then secret ballot voting at 12.30 pm.

On the centre-right benches in Montecitorio yesterday there were very few and justified absences. The majority looks with optimism at tomorrow's vote. The opposition also expects the reform to be approved and is already thinking about the Consultation but in the meantime the battle continues in the Chamber with appeals to the centre-right to think again.

A possible ruling from the Constitutional Court on the appeals announced against the electoral law reform could arrive as early as February. According to experts, the 'timing' involves a series of steps that will take place over at least three and a half months. The appeals "being drafted" by the Network which brings together organisations, associations, committees of constitutionalists, journalists, lawyers and citizens should be presented in around thirty Italian civil courts. They will be filed as soon as the law comes into force, i.e. fifteen days after publication in the Official Journal. The signatories will ask for verification of an infringement of the right to vote linked to the reform. Once the appeal has been filed, the courts should adopt a simplified procedure whereby the judge can set a hearing after 40 days to hear the reasons for the appeal. At that point he will reserve the right to decide and, if he deems it necessary, he will issue an order in which he raises a question of legitimacy of the constitution before the Council. The ordinance must then be notified to the interested parties - starting with the president of the Council of Ministers - and within 20 days of notification the president of the Council could already schedule the hearing for the following 20 days. The objective "is that the Court's ruling arrives in good time" for the elections, said the coordinator of the Network against the reform of the electoral law Roberto Zaccaria, explaining that the appeals are "being drafted" and will be ready to be filed in the courts as soon as the reform comes into force.