Italy centre-left leader Renzi called for swift reform of an electoral system - financial press
- Proposed three different models for changing the electoral law
- Believes a deal could be reached in weeks
- Says EU may allow Italy to break deficit limits if ambitious reforms were announced
Proposal:
1) One model would divide the country into 118 constituencies each electing four to five deputies, with the largest party taking a premium of 15 percent.
2) A second would be based on a reworked version of the previous electoral law, with three quarters of deputies elected directly and the remainder divided between the largest party, which would take a 15 percent winner's bonus, and a 10 percent slice reserved for some smaller parties.
3) Third version would include a French-style two round system with a run-off vote, along the lines of the model already used in mayoral elections in large Italian towns.
- Believes a deal could be reached in weeks
- Says EU may allow Italy to break deficit limits if ambitious reforms were announced
Proposal:
1) One model would divide the country into 118 constituencies each electing four to five deputies, with the largest party taking a premium of 15 percent.
2) A second would be based on a reworked version of the previous electoral law, with three quarters of deputies elected directly and the remainder divided between the largest party, which would take a 15 percent winner's bonus, and a 10 percent slice reserved for some smaller parties.
3) Third version would include a French-style two round system with a run-off vote, along the lines of the model already used in mayoral elections in large Italian towns.