Fifty Italian jurists signed a
document on Friday against the government's constitutional
reforms, calling them "a potential source of new dysfunctions"
and said that the reforms weaken the Senate and regional
governments.
The constitutional reforms to make government cheaper and
easier will be put to a popular referendum vote in October, one
on which Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has staked his political
future.
Among those who signed the document against the reforms
were former Constitutional Court president Valerio Onida and
former Constitutional Court vice president Enzo Cheli.
The document called the reformed Senate "extremely
weakened" and said it risks "uncertainties and conflicts" due to
a "plurality of different legislative procedures".
It said the reforms also "strongly weakened" regional
governments, taking away "almost every space of legislative
competence".
The document said the reform won't obtain cost cuts by
cutting the "number of people invested with a public office".
The signatories said the reforms have "positive aspects"
but "not enough to compensate for the critical aspects".
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