Italian opposition accuses Meloni of manipulating elections with new law

Critics of the proposed bill say it is designed to keep the ruling parties in power.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was accused of trying to rig the next elections in her favor, after her ruling coalition struck a late-night deal on a new electoral law.

The coalition parties say the bill, which regulates how seats are allocated after an election, would give the winner a strong working majority and avoid technocratic governments. But the law’s critics say it is designed to bolster Meloni’s government and keep the left out of power.

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The opposition was caught off-guard when Meloni’s party, the right-wing Brothers of Italy, alongside her coalition partners the center-right Forza Italia and far-right League, negotiated a deal on the law late on Wednesday, bypassing dialogue with the opposition.

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