{"id":386655,"date":"2026-10-10T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-italys-giorgia-meloni-changing-the-rules-to-stay-in-power-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:00:34","slug":"is-italys-giorgia-meloni-changing-the-rules-to-stay-in-power-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-italys-giorgia-meloni-changing-the-rules-to-stay-in-power-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Italy&#8217;s Giorgia Meloni changing the rules to stay in power? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/e0qtz1j4K1w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Italy's Giorgia Meloni changing the rules to stay in power? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0qtz1j4K1w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Italy&#8217;s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has pushed through a controversial electoral reform ahead of the 2027 general election. Under the new rules, a coalition winning just over 42% of the vote could secure a majority in parliament. Meloni says the changes will bring political stability. Her opponents accuse her of rewriting the rules to stay in power.<br \/>\nBut could the reform actually backfire on her? We speak to political scientist Cecilia Emma Sottilotta, who joined other Italian academics in warning parliament about the changes, about the implications for Italian democracy and the battle for power in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>#Italy #Meloni #Election #dwnews<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy&#8217;s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has pushed through a controversial electoral reform ahead of the 2027 general election. Under the new rules, a coalition winning just over 42% of the vote could secure a majority in parliament. Meloni says the changes will bring political stability. 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