Second Chamber Reform in Italy: Federalism Left Behind

Brunetta Baldi

South European Society and Politics, 2018, vol. 23, issue 3, 387-403

Abstract: The 2016 Italian Constitutional reform, rejected by popular referendum, focused mainly on bicameralism, proposing a territorial revision of the Senate. Since the 1980s, when the debate on institutional reforms started developing, the need to overcome the ‘perfect’ Italian bicameralism has been clear to reformers. This article traces the history of attempts to reform the Italian Senate, focusing mainly on the latest one, and addresses the reasons for its failure. It shows that territorial representation, as a new basis for Senate legitimacy, was not seen as great worth, and the shift from direct to indirect election for senators was perceived as a loss of democracy.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2018.1518067

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