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Italy: Meloni's Electoral Reform Suffers Setback With One-Vote Amendment Defeat

Jul 15, 2026 | 15:57 GMT

Italy's Chamber of Deputies rejected by a single vote, 188 to 187, an amendment backed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party to reintroduce preference votes into the coalition's electoral reform, with around 30 coalition lawmakers apparently voting against in a secret ballot requested by the opposition, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on July 14....

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