“We decided not to participate in the votes on the amendments and in the final vote on differentiated autonomy because in our opinion the text of the provision would have deserved further study, essential improvements, a more serene and linear parliamentary process”. Thus, in a note, the Calabrian deputies of Forza Italia Francesco Cannizzaro, Giuseppe Mangialavori and Giovanni Arruzzolo. “We thank – they add – the Forza Italia government team and our national secretary, Antonio Tajani: with their action the Calderoli bill was partly rewritten and made less indigestible for the southern regions. Despite this, however, we considered the guarantees are insufficient, especially regarding matters not measurable with the Lep, which could immediately be the subject of agreements between the State and the Regions, with probable escapes forward of territories which already today experience an advantageous situation compared to the South”. “We did not vote for the law – Cannizzaro, Mangialavori and Arruzzolo continue to say – for a personal decision, exercising the freedom of conscience that has always existed in Forza Italia, a gift that we inherited from President Berlusconi. The unity of the party and that of our parliamentary group, wisely led by Paolo Barelli, however, are not called into question in any way.”
