Italy passes Stabilicum Seat bonus draws criticism

Oct 8

RTVE reports approval of Meloni’s Stabilicum electoral reform a year before the election. The main report describes a bonus of seventy deputies and thirty-five senators for the most-voted coalition above 42% in both chambers, plus three preference choices alongside protected list leaders. It preserves Meloni’s stability argument and opposition accusations of entrenchment. Lara Siscar reports an initial revolt by forty right-wing deputies and a dissolution threat that ended it. The closing polling-based claim about a necessary deal with a far-right National Front remains RTVE’s prospective account, not an established coalition or result.

Italy's parliament gives final approval to Giorgia Meloni's electoral-law reform after she tied its fate to government confidence. The report describes a common coalition lead candidate and a majority bonus of 70 Chamber and 35 Senate seats for an alliance exceeding 42 percent; otherwise seats follow the vote results. Meloni says her majority is intact. Giuseppe Conte and jurist Rosa Oliva criticize the measure as undermining representative democracy, and Oliva is preparing a constitutional challenge. Neither an election under the law nor a constitutional ruling is reported. Italy approves the Stabilicum reform on October 8. RTVE describes a seventy-deputy/thirty-five-senator bonus for the most-voted coalition above 42% in both chambers and new preference voting. It retains Meloni’s stability rationale, opposition entrenchment accusations and an initially rebellious group of right-wing deputies reportedly brought into line by a dissolution threat. Poll-dependent future coalition claims remain forecasts.