The Last Presidential (Re)Election in Italy. Internal and Exogenous Factors in the Framework of an Unsatisfactory Discipline of Presidential Election

The paper focuses on the recent reelection of Sergio Mattarella as the President of the Republic in Italy. It basically analyzes the most important issues concerning presidential election and reelection, underlining constitutional perspectives and all the controversial aspects of parliamentary procedure. Within this framework it reflects on internal and external reasons determining this result, and it investigates the role of the Parliament, as well as the impact of the stabilization of the reelection practice on future presidential elections.