Meloni’s overhaul of Italian electoral system | Explained
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has successfully pushed through electoral reforms that introduce a proportional system with 'bonus seats' for the leading coalition. Supporters argue the move ensures political stability, while critics claim it is a strategic effort to maintain power for her coalition.
Why it matters
The reform significantly alters Italy's political landscape, potentially consolidating power and impacting the country's long-standing tradition of coalition-based governance.
With just more than a year to go before her coalition government has to step down for election, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has successfully introduced a set of reforms in parliament to overhaul the European country’s electoral system to introduce a fully proportional structure with ‘bonus seats’ for the most popular party or coalition. T
The approval for the reforms comes weeks after Ms. Meloni’s centre-right coalition, in its first term, became the longest-serving administration in the country since the Second World War, and the move has been heralded by its supporters as key to ensure political stability. However, critics and Opposition lawmakers have raised concerns, saying that the overhaul is aimed at ensuring that the ruling coalition, trailing in opinion polls, hold on to power.
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