Green light from the Council of Ministers for the electoral decree. The provision provides for the combination of administrative and European elections on Saturday, 8th, and Sunday, 9th June and provides for the abolition of the limit on the number of mandates for mayors of municipalities with up to 5 thousand inhabitants and the possibility of a third consecutive term. for mayors of Municipalities within 15 thousand inhabitants.
Satisfaction with the decisions taken by the Council of Ministers is expressed by Anci. «The rule that expands the number of Municipal mandates up to 15 thousand inhabitants and eliminates any limit for Municipalities with less than 5 thousand is a very important advance». The statement was made by the president of Anci, Antonio Decaro, after the approval of the electoral decree by the Council of Ministers. “Finally, a positive response was given to the request that has been coming from all mayors for years and a democratic vulnerability that we have always considered very serious has been resolved, at least in part – adds Decaro – At this point it becomes inevitable to go all the way, expanding the number of mandates also for mayors of municipalities with more than 15 thousand inhabitants. Once it is clarified that only voters should have the right to judge whether their mayors should be confirmed or sent home, a disparity in the treatment of just another 730 large municipalities, out of a total of 7,896 Italian municipalities, appears truly incomprehensible and probably unconstitutional.”
Source: IL Tempo
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