00:00In Italy, the Parliament gave final approval to a sweeping electoral reform on Thursday,
00:05securing a political victory for Premier Giorgia Meloni's government,
00:09while prompting potential constitutional challenges.
00:13The legislation passed the Chamber of Deputies by 227 votes to 164,
00:19replacing the mixed voting system with a fully proportional model.
00:23Premier Meloni's coalition argued the changes will produce stable administrations
00:28and reduce post-election bargaining by awarding bonus seats to any pre-election alliance,
00:34reaching 42% of the national vote.
00:37However, the central-left opposition labelled the legislation unconstitutional
00:42and pledged to challenge it before Italy's constitutional court.
