# Italy’s proposed election law would award bonus seats to winners, drawing criticism

https://mins.news/en/item/91363

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 12:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/italian-law-to-give-election-winners-bonus-seats-why-thats-controversial?traffic_source=rss

> Italy’s parliament is voting on a bill that would replace the mixed electoral system with proportional representation and award extra seats to a party or coalition reaching at least 42 percent in both chambers. Giorgia Meloni says the change would promote stability; critics call it undemocratic and warn it could give the winning bloc disproportionate parliamentary power and favor her party.

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