Agreement within ruling coalition on new election law

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 26 - The parties of Premier Giorgia Meloni's ruling coalition reached an agreement on a new election law during talks overnight, sources said on Thursday. The law would do away with the third of seats currently allocated on a first-past-the-post basis and would bring in a totally proportional representation system with a majority bonus for the coalition that obtains over 40% of the vote - 70 seats in the Lower House and 35 in the Senate. The aim is to ensure "stability" by ...

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