The Minister of Regional Affairs Roberto Calderoli he explained that he will adapt the law on differentiated autonomy to the requests of the Consulta. «I will take into account the guidelines of the sentence» he said and then «the opposition will be silent and I hope they will be silent forever» he said at a meeting in Rovato, in the Brescia area, together with the governor of Lombardy Attilio Fontana.
“The timing of the Council’s ruling? I don’t have a crystal ball”
“I don’t have a crystal ball, I can’t make predictions”: the Minister of Regional Affairs Roberto Calderoli responded in this way to a question on when the Council’s ruling on differentiated autonomy will arrive, anticipated by a press release. «On 3 October we started the discussion on civil protection» a matter which has no lep and will be able to pass to the regions that have requested it, with this and other no lep matters “we are free to proceed and prepare the draft agreement to be brought to the council of the ministers”. “On everything else – he explained – the times with which the Court will respond have no certain deadlines. By December the Court of Cassation will decide whether to accept the referendum and will need the decision of the Consulta”.
“Referendum? Let’s see if it still makes sense”
«We have a press release, we need to wait for the reasons, the evaluation will be up to the Court of Cassation first and foremost – Calderoli underlined – and therefore we await both the sentence and the evaluation of the Court of Cassation. Does a referendum still make sense? Ah, I have no idea, because no one yet has a precise indication of what the Court’s assessment is. When there are references to the articles, to the paragraphs, we will know whether the referendum makes sense or not” he concluded.
Schlein: “Lack of respect for democracy, this climate of constant repression of dissent must end”
«Calderoli’s statements are extremely serious and demonstrate little respect for democracy», «even after the censures of the Constitutional Court, he continues to insist with arrogance and today he hopes that the opposition will remain silent forever. But I make it clear to this government and to all its ministers, once again: it is not the majority that decides what the opposition can or must say. We will always continue to make ourselves heard with greater force, this is the role that the opposition has in a democracy.” “This climate of constant repression of dissent must end.” This was stated by the secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein in Milan. Calderoli, «instead of taking responsibility for having presented an unconstitutional measure, the Spacca Italia, to the Chambers and for having first ignored any form of criticism, even constructive, from the opposition in Parliament and from authoritative constitutionalists, even after the censures of the Court constitutional, he continues to insist”, clarifies Schlein. The Dem secretary promises that the Democratic Party will continue to make itself heard «against cuts to public health, to public schools, the first great lever of social emancipation, to municipalities and to transport. We will continue to make our voice heard and through ours also that of those who this government refuses to listen to.” “This climate of constant repression of dissent must end, it is not acceptable in a constitutional democracy,” he concludes.