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The key electoral reform amendment was rejected in the Chamber of Deputies by a vote of 188 to 187, highlighting divisions within the ruling majority.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government has suffered one of its heaviest parliamentary defeats since taking power, after the most important amendment to her electoral reform was defeated in the Chamber of Deputies by just one vote.
In the secret ballot, 188 deputies voted against and 187 in favor, signaling divisions within the right-wing coalition. According to Italian media, about 30 majority deputies did not respect the government's official position and voted against or did not participate in the vote.
The amendment, proposed by the Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d'Italia), together with Noi Moderati and UDC, would have restored preferential voting in parliamentary elections. If approved, citizens would have the right to choose up to three candidates from their party's list, instead of the order of candidates being determined primarily by political leaders.
The proposal was part of an electoral reform package promoted by Meloni's coalition, which aims to replace the current system with a proportional model accompanied by a bonus of seats for the winning coalition if it passes a predetermined vote threshold. According to the government, this mechanism would guarantee greater political and governing stability.
The voting result caused immediate reactions in the Parliament hall, where deputies from the Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement and the Green and Left Alliance protested, while the opposition called for early elections.
The Secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, asked the Prime Minister to step down.
" It's time to go home and give Italy a government capable of solving the problems of the Italian people. Admit your failure and leave ," Schlein declared.
Even former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte interpreted the result as a political signal against Meloni.
" The majority has lost confidence in its prime minister ," Conte said, calling for new elections.
However, the ruling coalition has ruled out the possibility that the parliamentary defeat will lead to a political crisis and has announced that it will continue with electoral reform.
" It is essential to continue with this law that guarantees stability ," the head of the Forza Italia parliamentary group, Enrico Costa, told Corriere della Sera.
The Minister for Relations with Parliament, Luca Ciriani, also expressed the same view, saying that the priority remains the approval of the draft law in the Chamber of Deputies and its subsequent sending to the Senate, where it is intended to be approved during September.
Giorgia Meloni herself admitted that the lack of support from some of her allies requires "some reflection", while in a reaction on social networks she wrote: " We tried. The swamp won again ".
Despite the defeat, Meloni is set to become Italy's longest-serving post-war prime minister in September. However, the latest vote has highlighted tensions within the right-wing coalition, at a time when polls show an increasingly close race with the centre-left alliance led by the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement. / Pamphlet
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