Electoral law, today the decisive vote in the Chamber

Today, the Chamber of Deputies will vote definitively on the new electoral law, dubbed 'Stabilicum' by the majority and 'Melonellum' by the opposition. After passing the third confidence vote placed by the government on the first three articles yesterday, the chamber is called to a secret ballot vote that will decide the future of the measure and could have repercussions on the executive itself.

The opposition has requested to guarantee the actual secrecy of the vote, suggesting the method of using balls (white for yes, black for no) instead of the electronic system, fearing controls on majority parliamentarians. Leaders of the center-left—including Elly Schlein (PD), Giuseppe Conte (M5s), Angelo Bonelli (Avs), and Riccardo Magi (+Eu)—have registered to make voting declarations before the final decision scheduled for 12:30 PM.

The discussion on electoral reform stems from the government's desire to change the rules for electing Parliament before the natural end of the legislature, scheduled for 2027. The law, primarily promoted by Brothers of Italy, has been dubbed 'Stabilicum' by its supporters because it aims to ensure greater government stability, while the opposition has renamed it 'Melonellum,' criticizing it as a tool to favor the current majority.

The parliamentary process has been accelerated through the repeated use of the confidence vote, a mechanism that ties the approval of a measure to the survival of the government. This method has allowed procedural hurdles to be overcome but has created tensions both within the majority and with the opposition. Today's vote represents the final step in the Chamber before the law can be applied, but the opposition has already announced appeals to the Constitutional Court, fearing that some parts of the text may be deemed unconstitutional.