The 25 and 26 June 2006 was held in Italy a Référendum constitutional relating to the project known as of “federal reform”.

This referendum is placed within the framework of article 138 of the Constitution, for which is not necessary a quorum of 50% of the voters plus one. The final result was of 61,3% for the partisans of the Non (supported by the Union) and 38,7% for the partisans of the Oui (supported by the Maison of freedoms). The yes carried it only in two areas, the Lombardy and the Venezia, where the Ligue of North is established an enough party.

Contents of the project

The reform project contains in particular following measurements:

  • Devolution of certain capacities to the area S: organization of the school (the programs remain defined on the level of the State but financial management becomes a competence of the area), local police, health expenditure.

  • (D) attribution of certain prerogatives in the State like the national Energy policy.

  • fine of the perfect Bicameral system with division of the Legislative power between the House of Commons and the federal Senate. The House of Commons will discuss the projects of importance national (budget, energy, public works, fundamental values, international treaties, etc) while the Senate will have the load of the regional laws.

  • reduction of the number of the deputies (from 630 to 518) and of the senators (from 315 to 252). The senators will be named on a regional basis parallel to the election of the district councils (as from 2016); the senators with life will become “appointed with life” and the minimum age of eligibility to the Room will pass from 25 to 21 years.

  • increase in the capacities of the Prime Minister, known as “Premierato”, which will be able to return the ministers and will direct their policy.

  • clause against the inopportune changes of majority to the Parliament ( ribaltoni ) and obligation to organize a new popular consultation in the event of fall of the government, except if the vote of distrust is “constructive” and appoints the new Prime Minister, without change of majority.

  • clause of “national interest” which envisages the abrogation of contrary regional laws to the unit of the Nation or with the national legislation.

  • clause of “supremacy”: the State can replace the areas in the event of failure to essential standards.

  • the President of the Republic is the Head of the State. It represents the Nation and it is guaranteeing Constitution as well as federal unit of the Republic. It has only the Right of reprieve, divided today (at least until the recent decisions of the Constitutional court) with the Minister of Justice.

See too

Related articles

External bonds

  • the file of the Ministry for the Italian Interior
  • the text of the bill

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