https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italy-weighs-controversial-law-giving-bonus-seats-to-election-winnersContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italy-weighs-controversial-law-giving-bonus-seats-to-election-winnershttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italy-weighs-controversial-law-giving-bonus-seats-to-election-winners#u117152Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:10:48 +0000Italy's parliament gave final approval to a controversial new electoral law proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The legislation awards bonus seats in Parliament to election winners, a move supporters argue will help prevent weak governments and make it easier to form a majority. Opponents fiercely contested the measure, crying foul and arguing that the extra reward for those securing forty-two percent of support distorts public representation and grants a winning coalition outsized, disproportionate power. Parties vowed to challenge the legislation in court.Why it mattersItaly has