The reform, approved in the Chamber with 227 votes in favour, introduces the majority bonus and the indication of the prime minister
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The reform was subject to parliamentary examination for seven months before being approved by the Chamber.
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, promulgated today the electoral law "Provisions regarding elections to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic".
After seven months of examination in parliament, the centre-right reform was approved yesterday in the Chamber with 227 yes and 164 no: it provides for a proportional system with a majority bonus and the return of preferences with blocked list leaders in addition to the novelty of the prime minister's indication.

The Futuro Nazionale party, led by Roberto Vannacci, aims for a decisive role in the next political elections. With the new electoral law, the party could determine the parliamentary majority if no coalition exceeds the 42% threshold.

US Vice President JD Vance has declared that he will not watch the possible live streaming of the execution of Nidal Hasan, perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, expressing ethical reservations about the public broadcasting of the event.

Senator Luigi Nave left the M5s group to join Avs in the Senate. The aim is to facilitate the collection of signatures for a new centrist list, reducing the requirement from 6,000 to 1,500 signatures, thus bypassing the rules of the new electoral law.

Clashes in Brussels between students and law enforcement during a trade union demonstration against the policies of the federal government. Barricades, stone throwing and use of water cannons in the city center.
The opposition will appeal to the Constitutional Court against the "Stabilicum" approved in the Chamber. The initiative, supported by jurists and citizens, challenges five critical points of the electoral reform wanted by Giorgia Meloni.

Exchange of accusations and denunciations between the candidates for the presidency of Brazil, Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a few days before the ballot on October 25th.