Electoral law, confidence votes approved. Final secret vote on Thursday.

The government has secured the first two confidence votes in the Chamber on the electoral law reform, with 226 and 227 votes in favor. The Chamber approved Articles 1 and 2 of the so-called "Melonellum," which introduce preferences for the Chamber and Senate and raise the required signatures for new parties to 6,000. The third confidence vote on Article 3 will be held tomorrow.

The final vote, scheduled for Thursday, will be held by secret ballot, fueling tension within the center-right coalition. The opposition has called the decision to seek a confidence vote "unworthy" and the law "unconstitutional," appealing to majority MPs against a "masculinized" Parliament. The secretary of +Europa, Riccardo Magi, continues his hunger strike.

The electoral reform under discussion, nicknamed "Melonellum," stems from the center-right's desire to modify the current voting system (the Rosatellum). The legislative process began months ago with the aim of returning to preference voting, eliminated by previous reforms, and making it more difficult for new political formations to access elections.

The text approved by the Senate introduces a proportional system with a majority bonus and the requirement to indicate the prime ministerial candidate (not present on the ballot). The most contested change concerns the increase in signatures required to present lists: from 1,500 to 6,000 per constituency, a measure that the opposition considers unconstitutional because it limits competition. The government has called a confidence vote to speed up the process, sparking controversy over the use of this tool. If definitively approved on Thursday, the law could pave the way for early elections.