# Is Giorgia Meloni changing Italy’s rules to stay in power?

https://mins.news/en/video/94388

- DW News, 2026-10-10 10:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0qtz1j4K1w

> Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has pushed through a controversial electoral reform ahead of the 2027 general election. Under the new rules, a coalition with just over 42% of the vote could win a parliamentary majority. Meloni says the changes will bring stability; opponents accuse her of rewriting the rules to remain in power. Political scientist Cecilia Emma Sottilotta and other academics have warned about the reform.

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