nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/0bf790e8710eb8c5 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240618s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/0bf790e8710eb8c5 doi eng 342 23 D'Alfonso Masarié, Edoardo Author aut A Constitutional Reform in Italy to the Detriment of Systemic Balance D'Alfonso Masarié, Edoardo Verfassungsblog 2024-06-18 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In Italy, an important reform of the Italian constitution is underway: the introduction of direct elections for the head of government. This is to take place together with the election of both chambers of parliament. In addition, the composition of the two chambers is to be significantly influenced by a new "majority bonus" to be anchored in the constitution. By strengthening the power of the prime minister at the expense of guarantor functions of the head of State, Italy would therefore gain nothing in terms of democratic stability but would lose a great deal in terms of checks and balances in the political system. CC BY-SA 4.0 Checks and Balances Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana (1948) Division of Power Giorgia Meloni Italian Constitution (DE-588)4162608-4 gnd Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana (1948) Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/italy-constitutional-reform-meloni-president/ raw object