Meloni Struggles to Revive Electoral Reform Over Seat Bonus Before Italy's Next Vote
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 15
Meloni Struggles to Revive Electoral Reform Over Seat Bonus Before Italy's Next Vote
6 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 15
Giorgia Meloni is failing to secure coalition backing for an electoral-law overhaul designed to strengthen her position at Italy's next general election.
Seat-bonus rules have become the main obstacle, with Brothers of Italy, the League and Forza Italia split over how many extra seats the leading party in a winning coalition should receive.
Meloni has also opened contacts with opposition parties despite their resistance to the plan, underscoring how inconclusive talks with her allies have become.
The impasse leaves a reform meant to improve the premier's electoral prospects stuck, exposing strains inside Italy's ruling right-wing coalition.
After a stunning referendum defeat, can Meloni's electoral reform survive fractures within her own right-wing coalition?
Echoing ancient Rome's tragic reformers, could Meloni's push for power unintentionally lead to Italy's democratic decline?