https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italian-parliament-approves-election-law-after-giorgia-meloni-threatened-to-resignContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italian-parliament-approves-election-law-after-giorgia-meloni-threatened-to-resignhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italian-parliament-approves-election-law-after-giorgia-meloni-threatened-to-resign#u121947Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:11:57 +0000Italy's parliament has given final approval to a sweeping overhaul of the country's electoral system, handing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a key political victory. The new law introduces controversial bonus seats and sets a forty-two percent threshold for a parliamentary majority. Prime Minister Meloni defended the legislation by arguing it will deliver a more stable government. Conversely, opposition parties have strongly condemned the changes, accusing the prime minister of engineering a scam to stay in power and vowing to challenge the law in court.Why it mattersThe electoral ref