Opposition to snub vote for Constitutional Court member

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 8 - Italy's opposition parties are set to snub Tuesday's parliamentary vote to elect a new member of the Constitutional Court in protest at the government's decision to put forward the name of Francesco Saverio Marini, an advisor on legal affairs to Premier Giorgia Meloni.
    The Constitutional Court's decisions often regard political issues.
    For example, it is soon set to rule on whether the government's law bringing in 'differentiated autonomy' to enable regions to request more power over how the tax revenues collected in their areas are spent is compatible with the Constitution.
    "Faced with an act of force on something that his fundamental for democratic guarantees, we won't take part in the vote," Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein told Sky television, stressing that the centre-left group has agreed on this stance with other opposition parties.
    "Meloni cannot have the attitude of being the owner of the institutions".
    PD Senate whip Francesco Boccia said the government coalition was guilty of "provocation".
    "We are respond to their blitz with democratic instruments and our behaviour is inevitable in the face of the ruling majority's behaviour," he said. (ANSA).