Autonomy, Bonaccini's resignation makes 'red' regions lose quorum
Sardinia, Tuscany, Campania, Apulia and Emilia-Romagna point to the repeal provided for in Article 75 of the Constitution
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"A popular referendum shall be held to decide on the repeal, in whole or in part, of a law or an act with the force of law, when five hundred thousand voters or five regional councils so request. The five centre-left regions ( Sardinia , Tuscany, Campania, Puglia and Emilia-Romagna) - next to the possibility of an appeal to the Constitutional Court against the law on differentiated autonomy approved by the centre-right majority, which lacks the signature of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to enter into force - count on taking the referendum route indicated by article 75 of the Constitution to cancel. One of the regions, the Emilia-Romagna, however, is led by Stefano Bonaccini who was elected to the European Parliament and who next week (perhaps Wednesday) will announce his resignation to the regional council.
Referendum pending
.The resignation will be signed and will become effective around 10 July (after the G7 science meeting and before the installation of the Euro Parliament scheduled for 16 July). From that moment on, the regional legislature will be effectively over, the vice-president Irene Priolo will be acting president until the election of the new president, and the council will remain in office only for ordinary administration. Until the new legislature takes office, with elections likely to be held in November, the regional council will therefore not be able to promote or adopt formal acts, such as the request for an abrogative referendum on the differentiated autonomy law. Until the end of the year, the referendum route of the regional councils will therefore remain in abeyance.
Majority Resolution
.The majority groups of the regional council are working on a resolution, which will also be presented next week, that positions the Emilia-Romagna Region against differentiated autonomy and supports any initiative to oppose it. If it were to be approved, it would still be an act of political value, but not formal, as the Constitution provides for a referendum to be requested.
