The Referendum on the Cut of the Parliamentary will be Held on the 29th of March

• 01.28.2020, 10:23
•  Europe,  World

In ROME - on march 29, Italy will return to vote for the referendum confirmatory of the reform on the cut of the parliamentarians, Jellypages reports.

"The Council of ministers, on a proposal from the chairman, Giuseppe Conte, has agreed that on the date of 29 march for the holding of a popular referendum on the text of the constitutional law that reduces the number of parliamentarians".

It has communicated to the Palazzo Chigi. It only lacks the official status, that it will arrive by the decree of the president of the Republic.

The referendum will not have a quorum, because this is not a vote in an abrogative. The consultation of the people for confirmation or otherwise of the reform that cut the number of mps from the current 945 total 600 total (200 senators and 400 representatives). As provided for in the Constitution, "the law submitted to referendum is not promulgated if not approved by a majority of the valid votes".

Therefore, the validity of the constitutional referendum is not expected to have any minimum quorum of voters. It is sufficient that the consents, exceed the votes unfavorable. If the result of the consultation is positive, the Head of State promulgates the law. Otherwise, it is as if the law had never seen the light, and the outcome of the consultation is published in the Official Journal.