Rome, Oct. 11 (LaPresse) – The increase in the number of signatures required for new parties to submit their electoral lists is “an absolute disgrace” under the electoral law, M5S leader Giuseppe Conte said while speaking at Fanpage’s “Rumore Festival.” “Those who are not represented in Parliament today have to collect more than 400,000 signatures,” he added, “whereas Giorgia Meloni collected 40,000 when she entered politics; otherwise, she would still be doing politics in Garbatella.” The threshold imposed is impossible to reach even for many parties already represented in Parliament. “You can also think about broadening the coalition considerably in an attempt to win, but you risk putting together a political project that wins and then melts away like snow in the sun. This has already happened on the centre-left,” Conte continued. “If we get it wrong after a year or two, I believe the disappointment would be so bitter that we could end up with Meloni for another ten years,” he added. “I am not imposing any vetoes, but I have raised concerns about reliability and asked for guarantees from those who currently believe Renzi is essential to this project. I am not asking for legal guarantees involving a ‘toaster’, nor am I asking Renzi. I am asking Schlein to establish clear safeguards and ground rules,” he continued, “because this is not just about Renzi, but about ensuring that no one will be in a position to cause damage in the future. These safeguards are needed for a solid and lasting political project.”
Electoral law, Conte: “Signature threshold for new parties is impossible to reach, an absolute disgrace”
Rome, Oct. 11 (LaPresse) – The increase in the number of signatures required for new parties to submit their electoral lists is “an absolute disgrace” under the electoral law, M5S leader Giuseppe Conte said while speaking at Fanpage’s “Rumore Festival.” “Those who are not represented in Parliament today have to collect more than 400,000 signatures,” he added, “whereas Giorgia Meloni collected 40,000 when she entered politics; otherwise, she would still be doing politics in Garbatella.” The threshold imposed is impossible to reach even for many parties already represented in Parliament. “You can also think about broadening the coalition considerably in an attempt to win, but you risk putting together a political project that wins and then melts away like snow in the sun. This has already happened on the centre-left,” Conte continued. “If we get it wrong after a year or two, I believe the disappointment would be so bitter that we could end up with Meloni for another ten years,” he added. “I am not imposing any vetoes, but I have raised concerns about reliability and asked for guarantees from those who currently believe Renzi is essential to this project. I am not asking for legal guarantees involving a ‘toaster’, nor am I asking Renzi. I am asking Schlein to establish clear safeguards and ground rules,” he continued, “because this is not just about Renzi, but about ensuring that no one will be in a position to cause damage in the future. These safeguards are needed for a solid and lasting political project.”