Giorgia Meloni wants to have the head of government elected by direct universal suffrage

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Giorgia Meloni had made it the cornerstone of his electoral program and intends to see it through to the end. As proof, if the project does not obtain two thirds of the votes of Parliament, the Prime Minister plans a referendum to pass what she calls “ the mother of all reforms », reports our correspondent in Rome, Anne Tréca.

With this project, the Italian right wants to put an end to the parliamentary regime, repeated political crises and governments lasting an average of a year and a half. In short, she wants more stability for Italian democracy. She also wants to put an end to technical governments led by a providential expert chosen by the President of the Republic, such as recently Mario Draghi.

Prime Minister Elect

According to the bill, Italian voters should in the future directly choose a head of government and no longer vote for lists of parties which subsequently, depending on the results obtained and parliamentary alliances, agree on a name to lead the executive.

In addition, the list which will be linked to the elected head of government will obtain a bonus of seats in Parliament so that it is guaranteed to obtain the absolute majority in the hemicycle. All this, however, without modifying the function of the President of the Republic chosen by Parliament, in continuity with the current regime.

The opposition is up against this constitutional reform project. According to her, an elected head of government would necessarily overshadow the President of the Republic, the guarantor of the Constitution, whose role as stabilizer has been strengthened in recent years.

The road therefore promises to be long and difficult for this text, because the right-wing coalition is far from having the required majority in the Assembly. However, if this bill is adopted, it would be a new page in Italian history and the advent of a model without equivalent in Europe.

(And with AFP)