Ex center-right premier Silvio
Berlusconi on Wednesday had a working lunch with center-left
Premier Matteo Renzi at the premier's office.
The two leaders wanted to talk about possible amendments to
an election-law bill that is a result of an agreement the pair
reached earlier this year, ANSA sources said.
The two leaders apparently failed to agree, with sources in
parliament saying Renzi told Berlusconi speed is of the essence
in changing Italy's current electoral law, which has been ruled
unconstitutional - but the older leader reportedly put the
brakes on the process.
Reforms Minister Maria Elena Boschi later remarked that the
government will "evaluate" a proposed change to the electoral
law calling for voters to elect 70% of MPs directly and the
other 30% via blocked party lists.
"I wasn't at today's meeting between the premier and
Berlusconi, but we propose a bonus for parties that reach 40%
and setting the bar for minority parties at 5%," Boschi told
ANSA.
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