The Deputy Prime Minister will ask allies to vote against the amendment for the double round. Doubts from the League and Forza Italia about its introduction.
Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini announced that he will ask government allies to vote against the amendment introducing a runoff vote in the new electoral law. The statement was made on the sidelines of a visit to the Carabinieri command in Rome-Alessandrina. "You vote on one day, whoever wins, wins and governs for five years, whoever loses, loses. I don't see the need for runoffs," Salvini stated.
The League leader also clarified that he does not see risks of new splits in the approval process of the electoral law, emphasizing that the topic occupies "very little of my day." The stance comes as the hypothesis of a double round appears to be losing ground within the government majority, with the League and Forza Italia having expressed coolness and technical doubts about the measure.
The debate over the runoff system arises within the discussion for reforming Italy's electoral law, a recurring and divisive topic in the country's politics. Italy, with its bicameral parliamentary system (Chamber and Senate) and a history of party fragmentation, has changed its voting rules multiple times in recent decades, often seeking a balance between representation and government stability. The current center-right majority, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy), is trying to pass a new law.
The runoff proposal, put forward by Senator Marcello Pera of Brothers of Italy, envisioned a two-round system if no single force exceeded 48% of the votes in both Chambers, but with two forces above 38%. This measure was seen by some, including likely the Prime Minister, as a contribution to stability, limiting the influence of minor parties outside the main coalitions. However, the idea has met with structural opposition from key allies like the League and Forza Italia, who prefer a single-round system. The path of the law is now marked by a parliamentary battle, with the center-left having submitted hundreds of opposing amendments.
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