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Italy’s New Election Law Sparks Angry Protests
ITALY, 9 October
By John_Doe
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaking at a government meeting.
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Reuters
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushed a new law through parliament that gives bonus seats to the winning party. The opposition is calling it a scam.
Italy has a new law for how its elections will work, and people are very upset about it. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushed the changes through quickly, and it happened behind closed doors during a secret vote. Here is the main change: the party that wins the most votes will now get extra seats in the government. This is called a "bonus seats" system. Supporters of the law say this will make the government more stable and help things get done. They think it will stop the constant bickering that often happens in Italian politics. But the opposition parties are furious. They say the law is…