Conte, the call to the leader of the Democratic Party But he points to "his" Bicameral to make himself heard - Corriere.it

Be there to be heard. Being there to try and leave a mark. Or at least groped to mark the process of the path. Giuseppe Conte receives a s with reserve on the Bicameral and in the Movement there are those who speak of the first step. The president and the M5S delegation are the first to cross the threshold of the president's library in Montecitorio for the confrontation between the majority and the opposition on the reforms. They know that the government has the numbers (and the will) on its side to carry on the discussion on the premiership and presidentialism. Giorgia Meloni insists on Italian political instability, which according to her makes reforms necessary. The dialogue - starry sources specify - frank and direct: the Movement rejects the hypothesis of retouching the role of the head of state due to his non-partisan profile. And even on the premiership the Five Stars reply a resounding no: It is not, and cannot be, the way to stability because it indirectly undermines the figure of the President of the Republic.

Count — accompanied by the group leaders Stefano Patuanelli and Francesco Silvestri and by the M5S representatives in the constitutional affairs commission Alfonso Colucci and Alessandra Maiorino — he presents eleven proposals to Meloni. The Movement has suggested to the government a series of points that contribute to strengthening the stability and representativeness of the Prime Minister, explains Colucci. They range from constructive distrust (a real cornerstone that the Movement would like to cash in on) to the appointment and revocation of ministers by the prime minister, to old workhorses such as the revision of parliamentary regulations to avoid the abuse of emergency decrees or a to avoid shirt changes and the introduction of the proactive referendum. Inside the room, Conte and Meloni compare their points of view. The Movement poses a question of method: Such an important reform must be implemented with all the necessary in-depth analysis, explain the starred. The drop point is the Bicameral. An obligatory step, they say in the M5S even if in the majority there are those who fear that the commission could turn into a swamp, a pretext to lengthen the time and wreck the project. The rebalancing of powers between the State and the Regions also ends up in the discussion cauldron with the M5S making its criticisms of differentiated autonomy and the revision of the electoral law also ends up on the table (Although there has been no in-depth analysis on the matter, they specify in the Movement ).

The face to face ends without jolts. A sharing on the solutions did not come out, explains Conte. And he underlines to reporters the fact that the Movement is also available to discuss the strengthening of the premier's powers but a balanced framework is needed that does not change the role of Parliament and that does not mortify that of the President of the Republic. We have recommended not to cultivate the ambition of transplanting completely different models, hoping that they will then work, set in our very specific economic-social, political and institutional context, the leader points out.

Then, once the meeting is over, comes the gesture of fair play with Elly Schlein. The president - who will be in Brescia today for the investigation into Covid - calls the dem secretary to talk about the contents of the summit. She anticipates the topics covered (which she herself will listen to a few hours later). The move on the Bicameral does not convince the potential ally, but the game on the reform table has just begun. We must not be in a hurry: these are very delicate issues that impact on our institutional balance. Wanting to impose them quickly would be a profound grammar, say the Five Stars. The message to Prime Minister Meloni is clear: the road is either shared or it will be long.

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