Electoral law, the Chamber of Deputies heads towards a crucial vote between snipers and gender quotas.

The Chamber of Deputies is preparing for the crucial vote on the preliminary motions of the electoral reform, scheduled for next Thursday. The parties are counting their forces ahead of the "showdown," while Antonio Tajani, leader of Forza Italia, assures that there will be "no rogue votes" from his party. According to Tajani, the government's priority remains the economic maneuver.

Meanwhile, the controversy over gender representation rages on. Elena Bonetti, president of Azione, attacks: "Today, with the proposal that passed in the Senate, it could happen that in our Parliament we will have 15% of elected women." Stefano Benigni of Forza Italia replies that female representation is "widely guaranteed" and recalls that, despite the Rosatellum quotas, women currently make up about 33% of Parliament.

The electoral reform, dubbed 'Stabilicum' by the center-right, aims to replace the current law (Rosatellum). The proposed system is a proportional one with a fixed majority bonus awarded to the coalition that surpasses 42% of the vote. The law eliminates single-member constituencies, where voting was for an individual, leaving only multi-member constituencies with blocked or partially blocked lists. This further reduces the direct choice of the voter compared to the Rosatellum, where already 61% of seats were allocated through blocked lists.

The path of the reform has been rocky. The text has already passed the Senate and is now in the Chamber for the final step. However, the first vote in the Chamber on 'Stabilicum' was rejected by snipers, forcing the government to start over. Beyond the issue of preferences, the most controversial points are the increase in signatures required to present lists (from 1,500 to 6,000 per constituency) and the weak guarantee for female representation. Committees and opposition parties are threatening appeals to the Constitutional Court.