The new electoral law approved in the Chamber. 217 votes in favor and 152 against, brawl in the chamber, while the Stabilicum passes to the Senate for examination.
Despite the setback of the amendment on preferences, the adoption of the “stabilicum”, the new electoral law aimed at giving a substantial majority bonus to the coalition that wins the elections with at least 42% of the popular vote.
The House approves
The Montecitorio Chamber he approved today the reform of the electoral law with 217 votes in favour152 against and two abstentions, at the end of a secret ballot which closed weeks of internal negotiations within the majority. The final vote saw the centre-right front united, while the opposition and Futuro Nazionale di Roberto Vannacci they voted against.
The reasons that pushed the “Vannaccians” to vote against are mainly the absence of real and free preferencesundermined by the rejection of the relevant amendment by secret ballot on Tuesday.
Returning to today, the final vote of the Chamber on the “stabilicum” took place in the morning, with the secret ballot formula. Several ministers were present in Transatlantico and on the government benches, demonstrating the political weight attributed by the Meloni executive to the parliamentary transition. The text thus passes the first of the two branches of Parliament and now arrives at Palazzo Madama.
Brawl in the classroom
The vote was preceded and followed by very heated tones. The secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein he directly accused the prime minister of having “betrayed the trust of the Italians”, recalling the electoral promises of the governing coalition.
The thrust of the five-star leader was even harder Giuseppe Contewho spoke of a law designed to lock down the power of the majorityadding that the Hill will never become a ground for political maneuvers.
The opposition, gathered compactly under the presidency’s seat, then chanted protest chants when the result was announced, waving placards and loudly calling for the resignation of the executive.
There was no shortage of physical tension in Transatlantico, where several center-left deputies staged a brief polemical sit-in before leaving the Chamber.
On the majority benches, however, they took action long applause as soon as the president announced the result of the secret ballot, with hugs between the group leaders and handshakes.
The next steps
However, the process of the “stabilicum” is not over. To become law in all respects the text it must also be approved by the Senatewhere it is likely to undergo further modifications: in that case the proposal should return to Montecitorio for a new reading.
In the government’s plans, the law will pass the Senate in the autumnafter the summer break, with the declared aim of reaching definitive approval by the end of 2026.
In fact, there was a request from circles close to the Quirinale not to intervene on the electoral law too close to the vote. However, the preference game remains open, rejected by just one vote in the Chamber: it is not excluded that a new amendment on the topic will be re-presented during the examination at Palazzo Madama.
