January 2013, Year V, n. 1
Emma Bonino
A political woman who knows politics.
Telos: The so-called Second Republic was originally inspired by the project of a deep reform of national Institutions. Twenty years after, our Parliamentary system still follows the principle of egalitarian bicameralism, our local autonomies are inefficient and their competences are still not well defined, our voting system makes it almost pointless for citizens to cast their vote. Assuming that the next legislature will provide a better framework for institutional reforms, which ones should be regarded as priorities in your view?
Emma Bonino: Your assumption is optimistic. In 2008, at the beginning of the current legislature, there was a widespread consensus, in principle, that the reform of the voting system should be a priority. In the end, however, the party system that systematically hijacks the Institutions has managed to preserve a voting system undermining democracy and legality ... more
Editorial
“Not a woman in politics, but a political woman. Politics means breaking the mould, building social consensus, taking up responsibilities. A political woman knows what politics is, doesn’t despise it nor glorify it. She is aware of its limits and tries to break open and overcome them. That’s the reason of her commitment, irrespective of any career advancement." ... more
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