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In my electoral programme there is a point that I believe is fundamental for turning round our country: the credibility of the Parliamentarians, the reputation of those who represent us.

This is why I have inserted the following point in my programme:

 “Prevent any person who has been convicted from being a candidate in elections to the Lower or Upper Houses of the Italian Parliament or to the European Parliament.”

Parliament can no longer be what it is today, a place where rules don’t count in the same way that they do for other Italian citizens. A place where you can access the position of parliamentarian by lying, being corrupt, swindling, defrauding the tax authorities and being convicted of these offences. A necessary pre-condition for being appointed to a job in the public service is a clean criminal record, but this is not valid for the role of parliamentarian.

From today I have decided to publish the list of those convicted with their offences as shown on Beppe Grillo’s Blog. You can access this by clicking on the campaign icon “Clean up Parliament!”

If someone has been convicted of an offence, they cannot have a seat in Parliament! “Italy of Values” applies this requirement to itself, even though there is not yet a law to establish this.

It is not possible that laws are written by those who have contravened the law.