Adnkronos Rome, 14 Nov. (Adnkronos) – The opposition is celebrating the rejection by the Constitutional Court of a large part of the differentiated autonomy system. But the Court's ruling could take away the 'weapon' of the referendum from the centre-left. Are they at risk of being overtaken? To understand this, says constitutionalist Stefano Ceccanti, it will be necessary to wait for the "final ruling" that will be released only in the next few weeks. Around the collection of signatures for the referendum, there had been a few moments of unity among the opposition in recent months, including a demonstration in Piazza Santi Apostoli with all the leaders.
While waiting to understand whether the referendum can be held or not, Italia Viva continues to push for the consultation and definitively "cancel" the Calderoli reform. Azione instead invites to open "a serious reflection", now that the Consulta "has demolished" the law, in Parliament since the provision has been sent back to the Chambers for the necessary corrections identified by the constitutional judges. Beyond the differences, all the oppositions are rejoicing for the stop. With the PD remarking 'we told you' that this way the law would not pass.
"A few months ago, Minister Salvini approached me and said that autonomy is provided for in the Constitution and he would give me one. He can keep it and give it to Meloni, and let them reread it together. It was enough to read the Constitution together to avoid yet another flop, and it is not the only one", underlines Elly Schlein. For Giuseppe Conte "Meloni, Salvini and Tajani wanted to tear the tricolor and our unity to pieces. Italy is one and united, we will always defend it, with the utmost determination. With the most intense passion. Let them come to terms with it".
And again Nicola Fratoianni: "The Spacca Italia ends badly. The Constitutional Court has literally torn to pieces the law wanted at all costs by the right, bringing out all its antidemocratic and dangerous characteristics for the stability of the country". While Angelo Bonelli remarks: "The sentence is a demolition of the Calderoli law and the stop of the political trade between Meloni and Salvini, who exchange the premiership with differentiated autonomy. Italy is not for sale".
For the head of Pd Reforms, Alessandro Alfieri "the Constitutional Court recognizes many of the issues that we as the Democratic Party have raised and have been the subject of a bitter parliamentary debate with the majority", including that of the "financial invariance clause, a solemn mockery, you can't make a wedding with dried figs. What can I say? Hit and sunk". For Dario Nardella it is a "slap in the face to the arrogance of the Meloni Government and to the perverse plan to dismantle the Italian institutional system. Will the reasonableness of completely stopping this absurd reform finally prevail?".
While Marco Sarracino, responsible for the South of the Schlein secretariat, puts Roberto Calderoli's resignation on the table. A request also relaunched by Peppe Provenzano: "'The differentiated autonomy of the Meloni government has come to the end it was supposed to: rejected for unconstitutionality. All the most relevant provisions of the law have been declared illegitimate by the Consulta. Now, Calderoli must return to Parliament. Calderoli should go home". Filippo Sensi jokes: "I think this autonomy was written by the same people as Albania...".
