Electoral law, defeat in the chamber: the precedent of ’22 and the rumors about the Quirinal. What can happen | Libero Quotidiano.it

The electoral reform has just been rejected and from the opposition benches in the Chamber of Deputies rises the chorus “elections, elections” and “resignations, resignations.” Giuseppe Conte goes on the attack: “Meloni must resign.” Elly Schlein follows him: “The government must go home,” Angelo Bonelli also: “Go to the Quirinal.” There, the Quirinal. While outside there is chaos, everything is calm there. When the outcome of the vote is revealed – reports il Messaggero -, Sergio Mattarella has just returned from the Paris parade on the Champs-Elysées for the July 14th celebration. No phone call comes from Palazzo Chigi, no request for an appointment. On social media, Giorgia Meloni writes: “A missed opportunity for Italians, but it was right to try.” Sergio Mattarella, for his part, remains waiting. After all, as an excellent guarantor of the Constitution, he can do no more.

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The government has not been voted out of confidence and the prime minister has no obligation to hand back the mandate to the head of state. Certainly, in the past there have been those, like Mario Draghi, who in very similar circumstances resigned. Four years ago, the former ECB president, although not voted out of confidence, went to the Quirinal. Initially Mattarella refused the resignation, inviting the then prime minister to verify the stability of his government in the Chambers, then, after the outcome of the confidence vote in the Senate, he was forced to accept it. At that point consultations opened which, however, did not lead to a concrete solution and forced the President of the Republic to dissolve the chambers and call new elections.

Now, after the rejection of the electoral reform, Mario Draghi’s precedent comes back into play. According to what is read on il Messaggero, the Quirinal would not oppose early elections even this time. Mattarella does not appreciate “creative” solutions and, in the remote possibility that Meloni decides to leave, the head of state would follow the ordinary procedure. Even this time Mattarella could, at first, refuse the resignation. Then, however, imagining hypotheses other than the autumn vote becomes complicated.

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In any case, the last word will be Giorgia Meloni. “The result says that the left and the opposition voted solidly against. But even in the majority several votes were missing, and on this a reflection is needed,” said the prime minister after the rejection. Adding also: “The scene of the opposition celebrating as if they had won a World Cup for having prevented citizens from being able to choose their own parliamentarians says it all.” In short, for now things are calm: there are no clues to think of a step back by Giorgia. Then we will see.

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