Emanuele Fiano, a member of the
ruling centre-left Democratic Party (PD), on Thursday presented
a new proposal for an election law at the Lower House's
constitutional affairs committee.
The proposal, nicknamed the Rosatellum 2.0, would see 36% of
lawmakers elected on a first-past-the-post basis and 64% via
proportional representation.
Forza Italia (FI) Lower House whip Renato Brunetta has given
a provisional OK from Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right
opposition group to the proposal.
"It is a serious attempt that Forza Italia gives an initial
green light to," Brunetta said.
"We think this law can be taken into serious consideration".
But Danilo Toninelli of the anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S) rejected it.
"Let's not waste time with an anti-M5S law," he said.
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