The Cencelli manual was used during the first Republic and even during the second, to allocate government posts according to the proportions of the various political parties in the governing coalition. Using the accurate scales of a pharmacist, the positions of ministers and undersecretaries were assigned almost always according to party balance rather than according to competence or the political choice of the President of the Council. The Cencelli manual, connected to contracting that was almost commercial, should now remain in the past.
For Italia dei Valori, the head of the coalition, chosen openly by the electorate, must be free to make the nominations he chooses.
It must be Romano Prodi who chooses the Presidents of the Lower and Upper House. This must not be a question to be negotiated and discussed in the streets.
The Italians have chosen a coalition. It is more than just the sum of its parts. All the parties in it have made an equal contribution to the final result. Thus the leader of the Centre Left Coalition acts legitimately and has the right to make choices about nominations to positions in the institutions and in the government.
I believe that in this way he can show respect to the citizens who voted for us.