Referendum, go-ahead by the Supreme Court. Valid signatures of Yes – The Republic

Rome – Green light of the Supreme Court the referendum on constitutional reform Renzi-Woods. Valid about 550 thousand of the 580 thousand signatures gathered by the Committee for yes. Valid also the only question. The decision – which anticipates the Republic – was taken yesterday and will be made official on Monday morning with a press conference, in the famous palazzaccio Piazza Cavour, the 6 judges that make up the Central Office for the referendum.

The court had until August 15. But, as has often repeated these days the first president of the Supreme Court Gianni Canzio, “the Central Office colleagues and the 50 officials that have ruled worked fast pace so as not to make full use of 30 days granted to the Court and therefore anticipate, although a few days, the deadline of mid-August. ” But a week’s time, in a complex machine like the one that will bring Italians to vote definitely well ahead of panettone, is not insignificant.

The signatures of the Committee for the yes had been delivered on 14 July , simultaneously with those of the Committee for no but, while handing too, he had stopped to 320 signatures. Outside even the Radicals that pointed to an unpacked question into three parts, on which however is a political controversy was open. The Supreme Court had a total of 30 days. But even in the face of a painstaking verification of signatures work, ranging scrutinized one by one and then digitized, the Supreme Court made it to the finish line first.

With this news, Monday, he gets in motion the machinery of the constitutional referendum, the most politically important deadline for the Renzi government. As required by procedures, by the Supreme Court, as early as Monday will leave for the official announcement of the Quirinale The fact that the verification of signatures. The government will have 60 days to choose the date of the referendum, whose decree will be signed by the president Sergio Mattarella, and that can be placed on a Sunday between the 50th and the 70th day after the decree of convocation.

in the Supreme Court will immediately feel the atmosphere of awareness with respect to an event of great political and institutional importance. How Canzio said to more than one of his colleagues, “our offices have worked at the highest level and with great care and professionalism.” Giallombardo classroom – the great hall of the second floor within walking distance of the classroom Magna and in which there were the dramatic hearings Mediaset process just three years ago – have come and gone 50 among the top officials of the Supreme Court. Meticulous work on them, the envelopes were opened, the signatures examined to be certain of their validity, digitized signatures. The last meeting of the Central Office for the referendum – composed of three presidents of the Chamber and three of the older counselors in each section – between Thursday and yesterday made the final checks and dispelled the last uncertainties. Valid signatures far exceed the ceiling of 500 thousand. So there was no need for further checks on those dubious, a procedure that could have led to an interim order. The green light on the other hand is clean. As it had been that of May 10 when, to be admitted, the question was presented on 20 April by deputies and senators.

Topics:

Cassation

constitutional referendum

Constitution referendum

Quirinale

Reform costizionale

Constitution

Starring:

Gianni Canzio

Sergio Mattarella