ROME – “In the English system, which is the oldest parliamentary system, we saw how the new Prime Minister Starmer won the elections with a single-round majoritarian system. With 33.7% of the votes he obtained 65% of the seats. This result was welcomed in Italy by the opposition as a great victory, a turning point after many years of Conservative government, but in this regard – and unlike what has been falsely said against the reform of the Italian premiership – I have not heard anyone raised about “plebiscitary drifts”. Indeed, in the debate that took place in the Senate on the reform of the premiership, even the Acerbo Law was evoked several times, which with 25% would have taken almost all the seats. A somersault for me and for the center-right that is unimaginable for any electoral law. The usual double standards”.
The Minister for Institutional Reforms and Regulatory Simplification Elisabetta Casellati said this this morning on “Agorà Estate” on Raitre. “On the other side we have France, which has a semi-presidential system and votes are held with a two-round system, where Le Pen had 33% of the votes, but in the second round she was overtaken by opponents who, instead of building a common program, created a hodgepodge of parties. In this way the country is struggling because it will not have stability: you win the elections with an electoral cartel but you will not be able to govern,” concludes Casellati.
