Italien: Meloni gewinnt erste Vertrauensabstimmung zu neuem Wahlrecht
Die Regierung von Giorgia Meloni besteht die erste Vertrauensabstimmung zur Wahlrechtsreform. Doch noch hat das umstrittene Gesetz nicht alle Hürden genommen.
Italien's parliament has given the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a vote of confidence for the first part of their controversial electoral reform legislation. Article 1 of the bill received 226 votes in favor, 147 against, and three abstentions, according to the ANSA news agency. The Meloni government linked the vote to three articles; the remaining two are scheduled for today and Wednesday.
Failure could trigger early elections before the next regular parliamentary election next year. The right-wing chief aims to give the winner of a parliamentary election a "majority bonus" if they secure 42 percent of the votes. This would add 70 seats to the lower house and 35 to the Senate, creating a government-friendly majority even if the winning force receives less than 50 percent of the votes.
The reform is intended to provide more stable majority conditions and reduce the frequency of government changes. The electoral law is dubbed "Stabilicum" or "Melonellum" by critics for supposedly being designed to maintain the ruling government's control. The opposition hopes for defections from within Meloni's three right and conservative party coalition.
The final vote on the entire law is expected Thursday, and the opposition will be watching closely. Meloni has made the parliament's decision a test for her government. Coalition representatives expressed optimism that the bill would pass, as the Senate had already approved the plan in mid-September.
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