Italy's parliament has given final approval to a new electoral law, Il Sole 24 ORE reports. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the change means Italian voters will now be able to choose everything, according to the outlet. Opposition parties protested the decision, calling it a fraud, Il Sole 24 ORE reported.
The law has been referred to in Italian media as the "Melonellum," a name used by HuffPost Italia, which described the outcome as a victory for Meloni after a difficult passage. The final vote was held on Thursday, 8 October 2026, according to the publication date on the source report.
Antonio Tajani, a figure in the centre-right coalition, said the bloc was offering Italy a credible voting system, Il Sole 24 ORE reported separately.
The approval moves the country into an election campaign period, Avvenire reported, while noting that a question mark remains over the Constitutional Court, known in Italy as the Consulta. Virgilio reported that a secret ballot vote was held on the so-called Stabilicum, and raised the question of what would happen if the reform were rejected.
The reporting does not specify the details of the new system or the exact margin of the vote.
What to watch next: whether the Constitutional Court reviews the law, and how the parties position themselves as the campaign gets under way.
