Abstrakt: | This article presents the main ideas of constitutional reform, governments in
Italy over the last thirty years. “Blocked Italian democracy” was looking for ways
of overcoming the legal framework. Conceived the idea of the great constitutional
reform in the late seventies. There are three main ways of that reform: 1)
the establishment of the Constituent Assembly, 2) creating a bicameral committee
on constitutional reform, 3) by art.138 of the Constitution for its revision.
The first solution only enjoyed the support of the right of the political scene. But
failed to establish three committees for the bicameral constitutional reform: in
the years 1983–1985 A. Bozziego Commission, in 1992–1994 the Commission
C. De Mita and N. Iotti, in 1997, the Commission M. D’Alema. Presented by
reform projects have failed due to lack of agreement between the main political
forces. Thus, the third way of constitutional reform became Article 138 of the
Constitution. However, in cases where an amendment has been approved only
by an absolute majority of both houses of parliament, it can be put to the vote
in a referendum on ratification. Twice held such a constitutional referendum,
once on the center-left proposals 7 October 2001 year, the second time against
the center-right approach June 25–26, 2006. The last referendum did not obtain
public support. So it seems that the idea of the great constitutional reform has
failed to deep divisions between the main political parties. |