The constitutional reform of the Italian Parliament. Effects and issues of the law 19 October 2020 No. 1

The aim of this paper is to analyse Constitutional Act 1/2020, which amends norms contained in Articles 56, 57 and 59 the Italian Constitution (about composition functioning Parliament), effects reform on constitutional system proposals parliamentary regulations order adapt these regulatory sources recent revision that reduced number members Parliament. In particular, it intended ascertain whether go direction an organic or whether, contrary, they are merely adjustments. reduction parliamentarians will become effective from beginning next legislature but debate preceded referendum vote was particularly intense. Therefore, doctrine has identified several critical issues related principles representativeness democracy, essence system, seem have in-depth origin.