Italy’s parliament backs Meloni’s contested electoral reform

Italy’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a highly contested government plan to overhaul the electoral law, a move opponents denounced as an attempt to help Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni retain power in the next election due in 2027.

The proposal by the ruling right-wing coalition, comprising Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, the League and Forza Italia, would introduce a fully proportional system while guaranteeing a majority to any bloc winning more than 42 per cent of the vote....