Quando un paio d'anni fa si iniziò a parlare del referendum elettorale Guzzetta-Segni, esprimemmo non pochi dubbi al riguardo. Un sistema elettorale, sostenevamo, deve consolidare un sistema dei partiti e non stravolgerlo. Non spetta all'ingegneria elettorale produrre rivoluzioni partitiche e non avremmo consegnato la maggioranza dei seggi parlamentari a due partiti col 24 e il 17% (all'epoca, Forza Italia e i DS). Scrivemmo che prima si sarebbe dovuto creare un tendenziale bipartitismo e, poi, una legge elettorale in grado di consolidarlo.
Per le stesse ragioni, oggi ci troviamo a votare sì, in maniera convinta. Non abbiamo cambiato idea noi, è cambiato il sistema dei partiti. Nonostante l'attuale legge elettorale tenda a premiare (e lo ha fatto nel 2006) coalizioni melting pot , abbassando la soglia di sbarramento per chi si ammucchia, l'anno scorso si è presentato agli elettori un quadro ampiamente semplificato della politica italiana.
Non c'entrano le porcate legislative. Si è trattato di una scelta coraggiosa dei due attori principali della politica italiana. A sinistra, per cercare di mettere fine a quella grande anomalia italiana dell'unico totally reliant socialist party in Europe, has given rise to the Democratic Party, and decided, then, in view of the elections, to select allies. With questionable criteria, perhaps, given the political outcome, but always in the interests of clarity.
On the far right of Italian politics, Berlusconi and Fini have responded, trying not to be outdone and not to appear as worn Passat. They have been a spurt in the process of forming the People of Freedom, putting together an electoral cartel to be submitted to the polls in a hurry and betting on its potential to become one big party. They then cut off the extreme right and center, to reduce and simplify the coalition.
The choices of the PD and PDL today deserve to be rewarded, by voting yes to the first two referendum questions to eliminate the power of blackmail noisy minority that are siphoning government golden share. The embryo of bipartisanship in the country, is now a fact.
Still not convinced, however, the third question of the referendum. It is commendable the intention to eliminate the malpractice of the Italic multiple applications, which recognizes the current and the enslavement within the parties, however, deceiving voters. The groom in full for all candidates except for one, or rather two. Candidates of both major parties for president of the Council. The role of leaders in all regions now covered by an applicant is one of the premier small achievements along the path of constitutional reform in the material sense of the presidential elections. Until, however, that these innovations are in fact not be sealed, in the formal economy, the expectation of direct elections of the Prime Minister, do not feel to vote yes here as well. Not just the name on the symbol to mark the card. What is often not expressed in parties and candidates for Prime Minister, sometimes in the same coalition are several names on the card read.
Vale, however, worth going to vote for this referendum, even to demonstrate maturity and awareness of the Italian electorate, as well as to reward the bipartisanship and penalize small parties.
Unfortunately, we will not be sufficient to achieve the hoped for. A quorum is not reached, but at least we can say we have tried it.
