'Italicum must pass unchanged' - Boschi

(ANSA) - Rome, April 27 - Reform Minister Maria Elena Boschi told the Lower House Monday the government is open to amending its Constitutional reform bill, as long as its so-called Italicum electoral reform bill stays unchanged.
    "In the process that links the Constitutional and electoral laws, the government is willing to further debate on possible modifications to the Constitutional reform bill (in the Senate)," Boschi said.
    "But this cannot be a barter, there is to be nothing given in return," the minister said during floor debate on the Italicum.
    The government of Premier Matteo Renzi wants the Italicum passed unamended, as this means it will be ratified into law. Boschi went on to tell MPs the Italicum "guarantees stable governing majorities" because it awards bonus seats to the party winning 40% of the vote or a run-off vote.
    "This law will allow governments to put their programs into action, affording them no alibis," she said, adding there is no such thing as a perfect law.