Vote: Italy gets a new electoral law: Will Prime Minister Meloni secure her own power?

The Chamber of Deputies in Rome passed the new electoral law on Thursday: 227 deputies voted for it, 164 against it. Meloni's right-wing coalition has a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate – the second chamber of Parliament – ​​approved the project in mid-September.

In the previous days, Meloni's government had already passed three confidence votes on the right to vote with a clear majority. The final vote was still eagerly awaited because Meloni had tied the continued existence of her government to its success and it was a secret vote. The opposition had hoped for dissidents in the governing coalition.

The law called “Stabilicum” now introduces a majority bonus for the party alliance, which together will reach 42 percent in the election: it will receive up to 70 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 seats in the Senate in addition to the places it secured in the election. Italy will elect a new parliament in 2027.