Italian PM vows election reform, more tax cuts in 2025


  • World
  • Friday, 10 Jan 2025

ROME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outlined plans to reform the county's electoral process to elect a government head and pledged further tax cuts for the middle-class in a lengthy press conference held at the Italian Parliament on Thursday.

Meloni stated her intention to push for a reform that allow direct election of the Italian prime minister ahead of Italy's next general election. Under the current law, the prime minister is typically the leader who can form a majority coalition in parliament.

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