Italy’s parliament gives final approval to Meloni’s electoral reform
The new system replaces mixed voting with full proportional representation and gives a seat bonus to alliances that clear 42% of the vote.
- On Thursday, The Chamber approved Italy's electoral overhaul by 227 votes to 164, handing Premier Giorgia Meloni a key political victory in Rome after months of heated debate.
- The reform, dubbed 'Stabilicum' or 'Melonellum,' awards a majority prize to alliances winning at least 42% of the national vote, designed to strengthen Italy's political system and produce clearer election winners.
- Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein protested the measure, which Critics dubbed a 'scam law,' arguing it is unconstitutional and distorts voter representation through the majority prize mechanism.
- Some lawmakers fear former general Roberto Vannacci's National Future party could siphon votes from the governing bloc, potentially preventing it from reaching the required 42% threshold for the majority bonus.
- The reform increases pressure on the divided center-left opposition, where tensions between the Democratic Party and the Five-Star Movement complicate efforts to build a unified alliance for next year's election; the opposition pledges to challenge the measure in the Constitutional Court.
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The Italian parliament has approved a new electoral law. That is an important victory for far-right Prime Minister Meloni.
The Italian Parliament approved the reform of the electoral system today, giving Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni an important political victory, but at the same time opened the possibility of a constitutional dispute over the new electoral rules.
When Italians go to the polls again next year, it will be under a new electoral law – the fifth since the 1990s. The approval of the new law by parliament is a major victory for Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. With it, she is betting on an all-or-nothing strategy.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved on Thursday in a final vote the electoral reform proposed by the Prime Minister of the country, Giorgia Meloni. This reform consists in that, if a coalition gets at least 42% of the votes and remains first, it receives 70 additional seats in the Chamber of Deputies and ... Continue reading "Meloni manages to approve the electoral reform that changes the rules: "Who wins the elections must be able to gover…
The law transforms the Italian electoral conde: any alliance exceeding 42% of the votes will now receive a seat premium.
The Italian Prime Minister wants to strengthen the power of the head of government and reduce political instability in the country. The opposition of centre-left accuses her of wanting only to accumulate power.
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