Friday the first legal deadlines for political parties and forces. The next, therefore, will be the last days useful to formalize the coalitions and allegations.
The center-right has already outlined the perimeter of the alliance, welcoming in the three-party coalition (Forza Italia, Lega and FdI) the so-called 'fourth leg' of Noi with Italy, in the center-left the puzzle is still being defined: in fact, he expects to know the response of + Europa, which will have to decide whether or not to ally with the Democratic Party. The training of Bonino, Della Vedova and Magi should have held an Assembly over the weekend to announce the decision, which was then postponed for logistical reasons. We will have to wait for the next few days to know the outcome of the reflection. In summary, from 8 am on January 19th and until 16 pm on January 21st, the parties will have to deposit the symbols, the coalition connection declarations, the electoral program and news introduced by the Rosatellum at the Viminale, including the indication of the head of the political force . The symbols must be presented for the Italian and foreign constituencies.
In view of this first deadline, the various political forces will meet to define the final details. Among the key events, there is the National Direction of the Democratic Party, which will meet on Wednesday afternoon and will focus on programmatic proposals. The 5 Stars will also focus on the program: from 19th to 21st in Pescara it will take place at the “Rousseau Village. Government Program 2018 ”, an initiative that will be divided into training sessions, thematic workshops and working groups. As for Leu, any public appointments on the program will be established in detail tomorrow. In the meantime, the formation born from the union of the MP and the Italian Left is involved in the definition at the local level of the shortlist of candidates, after the provincial assemblies that took place throughout Italy on 8 and 9 January. Finally, the center-right is grappling with the filing of the program, the final 'stamp' by the three leaders, Berlusconi, Salvini and Meloni, is missing, after the table on the program found the square on a programmatic document of the coalition in 10 points.
After the deposit of symbols, programs, coalition apparitions and indication of the head of the political force, these are the dates of the next deadlines:
22 and 23 January: the Interior Ministry checks the regularity of the markings (symbols). The Viminale himself invites us to modify the confusing symbols. Appeals are allowed against the invitation to regularize one's own mark within 48 hours. The National Central Electoral Office decides within 48 hours of the appeal.
from 8 am on January 28th to 20 pm on January 29th: presentation of lists and candidacies at the Chancery of the Court of Appeal or the Court of each single Italian and foreign constituency. Those who did not have a parliamentary group in at least one of the two chambers as of April 15 (for example + Europe by Emma Bonino) will also have to bring signatures in support of the candidacies in each individual constituency. -
January 30: each district electoral office verifies the regularity of the presentation of candidacies. Appeals to the National Central Electoral Office against the decisions of the District Office are allowed within 48 hours.
January 31: publication of the symbols deposited on the Viminale website. Exercise of the option to vote by correspondence in the Foreign District by Italian citizens temporarily abroad and their family members living together, who are abroad, for at least three months, for study, work or medical treatment reasons. -
2 February: appointment of the chairmen. Elections: for Friday 'symbols, Rome, 12 Jan.
by 4 February: the Interior Ministry communicates the list of voters temporarily abroad to the Farnesina.
from 7 to 12 February: designation of scrutineers.
by 8 February: publication of the lists of candidates on the Viminale website.
by 12 February: publication in the Official Gazette of the list of coalition connections of the lists.
by February 14: sending to voters residing abroad the envelope containing the certificate and the ballot paper.
by 17 February: publication of the electoral posters. - from February 17: ban on publication and dissemination of surveys.
February 18: deadline by which the electoral envelope must reach the voters abroad.
by February 22: sending to the Consular Office, by voters residing abroad, of the envelope containing the vote.
by 16 pm local time on March XNUMXst: deadline by which the envelope containing the ballot papers voted by Italians residing abroad must reach the consular office. The envelopes received will then be sent to Rome by single shipment, by air and with a diplomatic suitcase. Cards received after this deadline will be burned.
from 24 2 March: stop to electoral propaganda.
from 2 March to 7 am on 4 March: designation of list representatives in the polling stations. - at 16 pm on 3 March: establishment of the section electoral offices.
from 7 to 23 4 March: voter voting in Italy.
from 23 4 March: opening of the scrutiny operations for the Italian and foreign districts, which must be completed within 14 5 March.
23 March: first meeting of the new Chambers.