Parliament should approve a new
electoral law for both houses of parliament as soon as possible,
President Sergio Mattarella said after meeting parliamentary
Speakers Laura Boldrini (House) and Pietro Grasso (Senate) at
the presidential Quirinal Palace Wednesday.
Mattarella also said parliament should elect a Constitutional
Court judge.
The president asked the Speakers to convey to caucuses the
urgency of both votes.
Mattarella has frequently urged parliament to harmonise the
electoral laws for both houses.
The president's call was welcomed by parties across the
political spectrum, from the ruling centre-left Democratic Party
to the rightwing populist Northern League and the
anti-establishment 5-Star MOvement.
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