Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies approved the Stabilicum in first reading with 217 votes for, 152 against and 2 abstentions on Thursday, advancing the bill to the Senate for further review.
- The reform creates a proportional system that awards an extra block of seats to any list or coalition that reaches 42 percent of the vote, specifically 70 deputies and 35 senators, and requires parties to name a prime ministerial candidate on the ballot.
- The text preserves closed lists so voters cannot pick individual candidates, and an amendment to reintroduce preferential voting linked to Roberto Vannacci was rejected in the Chamber by 233 to 139 votes.
- Senators will vote by open ballot, which reduces the chance of secret defections and leaves room for a renewed attempt to restore preferences; the vote exposed cracks in the centre‑right and has fueled talk that a smaller party like Futuro Nazionale could alter coalition math.
- Lawmakers also approved a measure letting temporarily domiciled voters register to vote where they live now, the Collegio dei questori is considering censure for deputies who filmed the Chamber vote, and the government expects the Senate review after the summer.