Ex-premier Massimo D'Alema from
the center-left Democratic Party (PD) said Wednesday the
campaign for a 'Yes' vote on a December 4 referendum on Premier
Matteo Renzi's constitutional reform law "is backed by the
powers that be".
"There is a political and governmental bloc calling for a
'Yes' vote," D'Alema, a staunch opponent of fellow party member
Renzi, told participants at a 'No' campaign conference. "(They
are) a threatening line-up".
D'Alema added that Renzi went against the PD party
manifesto in pushing reform through parliament via confidence
votes.
"The disdain for the Constitution can also be seen by this
disdain towards the values of his own party," D'Alema claimed.
A call to vote 'no' on the December 4 referendum on
Constitutional reforms in order to make way for formulating a
new reform package was proposed on Wednesday by
D'Alema and former constitutional reform minister Gaetano
Quagliariello from Silvio Berlusconi's center-right Forza Italia
(FI) party earlier today unveiled an alternative reform package
that would still reduce the number of MPs and Senators, but
would leave so-called perfect bicameralism in place.
Quagliariello and D'Alema presented their proposal at a
convention organised by their respective foundations, Magna
Charta and Italianieuropei.
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