The Senate in permanent discussion and its possible reform

Abstract

The questioning of the Senate has been constant since the approval of the Constitution f 1978. It soon became clear the enormous distance between the constitutional desideratum of the Upper Chamber was a chamber of territorial representation and its final configuration in the Constitution. That distance became even more evident as it progressed and consolidated the autonomous state. The ultimate cause of this incongruity will have to be sought in the absence of an authentic constituent decision on the territorial model of the State. For this reason, the need to undertake a constitutional reform with the aim of converting the Senate into an authentic chamber of territorial representation has frequently been raised.

Keywords:

Senate, second chambers, political representation, territorial representation, state of parties, constitutional reform