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Electoral Law Returns to the Chamber as Government Plans Confidence Votes

Italy’s electoral law has returned to the Chamber of Deputies for its third reading. The government is preparing three confidence votes, while +Europa leader Riccardo Magi has begun a hunger strike opposing provisions he criticizes.

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What is happening

The Chamber is scheduled to vote on five constitutional objections presented by the opposition. The government is expected to seek confidence votes on three of the four articles amended by the Senate, with a final vote likely next week. Magi is protesting rules on gender representation and the higher number of signatures required for new electoral lists, and says +Europa is preparing legal challenges and other nonviolent initiatives.

Why is it on the Radar?

The confidence votes could determine the final parliamentary passage of the electoral law. Opposition amendments would lapse if confidence is approved, while the dispute over representation and signature requirements remains a central point of contestation.

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