Overview
- President Sergio Mattarella promulgated the new electoral law on Friday, a day after the Chamber of Deputies approved it 227–164.
- The text abandons the mixed Rosatellum for a mostly proportional system, introduces a majority bonus for any list or coalition that reaches 42 percent, and removes the previous runoff mechanism.
- Opponents plan challenges to the measure and the Constitutional Court is expected to examine its constitutionality with a possible ruling between late January and early February 2027.
- The date of the next national vote remains uncertain because the government must approve the 2027 budget by December 31, a cluster of important local elections is set for April–June, and leaders are weighing party fortunes and coalition dynamics.
- Italy has a recent pattern of late-term electoral-law changes followed by early elections, a precedent that helps explain why this reform raises immediate questions about timing and political strategy.