by Pierpaolo De Natale - Green light by the Council of Ministers to the bill which also provides for the constitutional reform of the Senate.The Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has introduced significant innovations within the centenarian institutional body.
Hub of the entire reform is the simplification. The number of senators, in fact, will be drastically reduced from the current 320 to 148. Two - moreover - the real news. To be part of the assembly of the Senate, will be regional presidents, regional councilors and mayors of major towns. To counteract the crisis and give a true sign of change, the Prime Minister has also chosen not to offer any compensation to future members of the Senate, who, therefore, will be called to Rome for free.
There is a change also in the name: the Senate will be called "Senate of the autonomies", giving greater importance to local authorities.
Yesterday, in the press conference, the premier said: "Those who oppose, they will be the minority. The estate of the Democratic Party? I'm not worried".
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