Timostene wrote that Mattarella had had a provision removed from the security decree that would have granted law enforcement powers to the military, including those to investigate, gather evidence, and make arrests. According to the author, the Quirinale opposed this and the provision was stricken. He argued that the provision would have passed without difficulty if the President of the Republic had been La Russa. To support his concern, he recalled that, according to him, before 1973 Chile was one of the strongest democracies in South America, and he asked whether Italy could be sure not to end up in a similar situation with fascists in government and the army in the streets. Finally, he wrote that the next president would be elected by Parliament chosen by the vote expected in less than a year and urged voting for anyone who was not fascist, regardless of their political orientation. #Democrazia #Voto #Politica (translated)




