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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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.
The new system, according to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, helps form stable governments - The opposition complains that it aims to keep her in power
DECRYPTAGE - On Thursday 8 October, the Italian deputies approved the electoral reform called "Stabilicum". Supported for several months by the Italian Prime Minister, this new law promises a parliamentary majority at all costs.
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