Who is Giuseppe Boschi?
Like many of Renzi’s acolytes, Boschi, a lawyer born in Tuscany, had to overcome many obstacles in her first parliamentary test. The far-right Northern League, for example, used an algorithm to submit no fewer than 80 million amendments to the Senate reform bill.
What does the “Boschi Bill” mean for Italy?
The “Boschi bill” puts an end to a system where the two houses of Parliament had equal powers, which meant lengthy procedures and, often, legislative paralysis. From now on, Italy’s governments will no longer depend for their survival on a vote of confidence from the Senate, which will only number 100 senators, down from the current 325.
Who is Maria Elena Boschi?
Maria Elena Boschi drew much media coverage back in 2014 when Matteo Renzi appointed her, at age 33, minister for constitutional reforms. That was a crucial post for an Italian prime minister who had put political reform at the center of his government’s action.