Josef Franz Lindner wrote that Jun had introduced a penalized cease-and-desist declaration in connection with a secret election as a representative. Lindner saw a constitutional issue in this and asked whether Jun, as a member of a constitutional court, really did not recognize this. #Verfassungsrecht #Wahlrecht #Unterlassungserklärung (translated)
Italy is once again at the center of electoral reform as the law "Stabilicum," introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, replaces the existing "Rosatellum," with reforms since 1993 constantly balancing between majority and proportional representation systems. #Wahlreform #Italien #Stabilicum (translated)
The author claimed that thousands of mail-in ballots had been unlawfully opened in Lower Saxony. He pointed out that Boris Pistorius had been the Minister of the Interior there for ten years and wrote that a state secretary who had been dismissed due to misconduct had later been able to become the Minister of the Interior. Furthermore, he began to refer to a woman as a getaway driver, but did not finish the thought in the article. https://t.co/HFPczErCQi #Niedersachsen #Wahlrecht #Politik #DE (translated)
The new electoral law in Italy, introduced by Giorgia Meloni, aims to create more stable political majorities for her government coalition, but it raises questions about actual political stability and the distortion of election results. #Wahlrecht #Italien #GiorgiaMeloni (translated)
NIUS reported that there were already irregularities in the postal voting before the local elections in Lower Saxony on September 13. In Burgwedel, employees of the city administration opened official ballot envelopes. Initially, there were reports of 172 affected letters; now the regional election director of the Hanover region has stated that at least 3,087 envelopes in 14 of the 20 surrounding municipalities were opened prematurely. https://t.co/EBrWLpozTw #Kommunalwahlen #Niedersachsen #Wahlrecht (translated)
In the current edition of the Tagesthemen from October 8, 2026, the explorations of the Red-Green-Red coalition in Berlin, the government's economic forecast, and the controversial electoral law reform by Italian Prime Minister Meloni are discussed. Additionally, volunteer companions for needy children are recognized, and the Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian Anne Carson. #Berlin #Wahlrechtsreform #Nobelpreis (translated)
And Giorgia Meloni herself likely primarily had her own advantage in mind with the electoral law - less the participation of the voters, as she has repeatedly claimed. #Wahlrecht #Italien #Meloni (translated)
In her comment, Anna Giordano criticizes Giorgia Meloni's electoral reform as a measure that primarily serves to maintain her own power and weakens Italian democracy as well as smaller parties. #Wahlrecht #Italien #Meloni (translated)
"We are introducing rules that are intended to promote the stability and parliamentary cohesion of every government," Meloni wrote on X after the vote. "Whoever wins must also be able to govern." #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
Italy's parliament has passed the controversial electoral reform proposed by Prime Minister Meloni, which, according to the opposition, aims to secure the government's power ahead of the 2027 parliamentary elections, while constitutional experts express concerns about the reform. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
Prime Minister Meloni has successfully passed the controversial electoral reform in Parliament. #Meloni #Wahlrechtsreform #Italien (translated)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has passed an electoral reform in Parliament that provides for a return to proportional representation, prompting the opposition to challenge the law before the Constitutional Court. #Wahlrechtsreform #Italien #GiorgiaMeloni (translated)
The controversial electoral reform by Giorgia Meloni, implemented in an authoritarian style, could benefit the opposition in the next elections. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Demokratie (translated)
Whoever believed that the right-wing coalition was fractured, we respond today with the facts: We are united, compact, and determined to continue fulfilling the tasks entrusted to us by the citizens. Keep going! With these words, Prime Minister Meloni commented yesterday on her victory in the vote of confidence for the new electoral law. #Italien #Wahlrechtsreform #Meloni (translated)
The Italian government under Meloni has pushed through a controversial electoral reform in Parliament with 227 votes in favor and 164 against, after linking the vote to a confidence motion. #Italien #Wahlrechtsreform #Meloni (translated)
Italy has approved a controversial electoral reform by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which critics see as a way to maintain power for her coalition, as it introduces a majority bonus for the winner of parliamentary elections. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
The reform does not weaken the representation of minorities, but rather protects and strengthens it and aligns it for the future, said SVP party chairman Dieter Steger. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
Stable governments and greater involvement mean more continuity, more responsibility, and a greater ability to provide concrete answers to Italians," said Meloni. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
The Italian Parliament has approved a controversial electoral reform under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which provides a majority bonus for parties that reach 42 percent of the votes, thereby opening up the possibility of a more comfortable government mandate even with less than 50 percent of the votes. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
"The Constitutional Court will overturn this law," said Benedetto Della Vedova of the liberal party +Europa, according to a report by the Italian newspaper "Corriere." #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
