Italy's ruling parties strike deal on electoral law overhaul


FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and members of the Parliament attend a commemoration for Pope Francis during a joint session of the Italian parliament in Rome, Italy, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Matteo Minnella/File Photo

ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Italy's ⁠ruling parties have agreed on a sweeping overhaul of the electoral law, two sources ⁠said on Thursday, a move opposition parties say is designed to keep Prime Minister Giorgia ‌Meloni in power after elections due in 2027.

Under the current system, most lawmakers in both the upper and lower houses are chosen by pure proportional representation via party lists, but 36% of them are elected in first-past-the-post constituencies.

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