Italian Senate clears Meloni's electoral reform amid opposition resistance
The bill adds partial preference voting and a 42% seat bonus, while critics say it is designed to reshape competition before next year’s election.
- On Tuesday, the Senate approved a contested electoral reform bill by 113 votes to 71, with opposition senators holding signs reading 'No to the fraudulent law' as the measure passed to the lower house.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's conservative coalition introduced the reform to ensure political stability, featuring a majority 'seat bonus' for alliances securing at least 42 percent of the vote.
- Critics labeled the bill 'No to the fraudulent law,' citing concerns over a partial preference system where lead candidates remain 'blocked' by parties and signature requirements for new parties increase to 450,000.
- The legislation now passes to the Chamber of Deputies with a final reading expected by September 28, amid warnings the law 'will significantly, if not drastically, reduce female representation in parliament.'
- Rivals accused Meloni of changing rules to improve re-election chances next year, while Rado Fonda of pollster SWG warned the change 'could prove problematic for the centre-left,' potentially forcing an early leadership contest.
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Italian Senate clears Meloni's electoral reform amid opposition resistance
A contested reform of Italy's electoral law won Senate approval on Tuesday amid fierce opposition criticism, as rivals accused Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of changing the rules to improve her chances of winning re-election next year.
The senators protested by showing yellow and red signs with the inscription "No to the law of fraud." The electoral law was passed with 113 votes in favour, 71 against and 2 abstentions. The text, arrived from the Chamber, was modified by Palazzo Madama and then returned to Montecitorio for the third reading.
Protests to the Senate just before the final vote on the electoral law. Senators of opposition showed yellow and red signs with the inscription "No to the law scam" , immediately after the declaration of vote of Brothers of Italy. In the end the House approved the reform with 113 votes in favour, 71 against and 2 abstentions. Now the [...] The article electoral law, in the Senate protests of oppositions with cartels in the Chamber before the vot…
Palazzo Madama approves the electoral reform with 113 votes in favour and 71 against. Proportional, 42% prize and preferences: this is what changes. The article The Senate approves the new electoral law. Now the word passes to the House comes from The Truth.
A very comfortable majority in the Senate leads Giorgia Meloni's bill to return to the Chamber of Deputies. There, it should be passed in October, for the comfort of the so-called 'government arc'.
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