Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suffered a narrow defeat in parliament in a vote on the planned reform of the electoral system. Lawmakers rejected a key amendment by a margin of 188 to 187 votes, even though, according to available information, the prime minister had been promised support from her coalition partners. svet.sme.sk ↗
The failure is politically sensitive, since Meloni's coalition holds a clear majority in parliament. The result suggests that part of the governing lawmakers did not support the proposal or did not follow the agreed line during the vote. The prime minister, who leads the right-wing party Brothers of Italy, reacted critically to the outcome and described the vote as a victory for behind-the-scenes forces. Tagesschau ↗
Following the vote, the opposition is demanding political consequences. According to available information, calls were made for the government's resignation as well as for early elections. For Meloni, this is another setback in pushing through a change of rules that was supposed to be one of her cabinet's important political projects. Die Zeit ↗
The vote also revealed tension within the governing camp. Although a margin of a single vote does not in itself change the parliamentary majority, the defeat on a key proposal could weaken the prime minister's negotiating position on further reforms. Further developments will depend on whether the coalition manages to restore unity and submit a revised proposal for electoral reform. Spiegel.de ↗
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