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Italy's Senate Approves Electoral Reform Bill, Sending It to the Lower House
The voting-system overhaul clears the upper chamber and now faces the Chamber of Deputies, with regional representation the question underneath
Marina Doria640 wordsEdition №117Wednesday, 16 September 2026 — Edition № 117
Italy's Senate approved the latest version of a draft law designed to overhaul the country's voting system on Tuesday, with the bill now passing to the lower house of parliament, according to The Local Italy. The same outlet's daily roundup had flagged the Senate vote as the day's principal item, alongside a strike by general practitioners over new rules.
The bill is described as controversial, and it has moved through the upper chamber in stages rather than at a single stroke: The Local Italy refers to the latest version of the draft, indicating the text has been amended in the course of its passage. What the approved version contains is not set out in the coverage.
The lower house is the next gate. Until it votes, the reform is a draft, not a law, and the wire carries no timetable for the Chamber of Deputies.