ROME: Italy’s parliament on Wednesday rejected a key aspect of voting rules reforms proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party, dealing her a significant setback ahead of general elections due next year. The lower house is debating an electoral reform that would introduce a fully proportional voting system with a seat bonus for the winning coalition. In a secret ballot, lawmakers rejected a proposal by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party to reintroduce preference voting for candidates on party lists.
Italy’s Meloni suffers parliamentary defeat on election law reform
Lawmakers rejected a proposal by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party
Opposition groups hailed the result and said it showed Meloni no longer had full control
July 14, 2026 20:44
ROME: Italy’s parliament on Wednesday rejected a key aspect of voting rules reforms proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party, dealing her a significant setback ahead of general elections due next year.
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