Politics · Italy · 9 hrs ago
Marisa Laurito joins challenges to Italy’s new electoral law
Italian actor Marisa Laurito has joined challenges to a new electoral law in Italy.
She is among 500 people who have signed the challenges, which are being prepared by a civic network and political opponents of the law.
Laurito says the law affects the Constitution.
Critics also object to its large majority bonus and to voters being unable to choose the lead candidates on party lists.
They argue that naming a candidate for prime minister could also weaken the powers of the president.
The civic network is preparing legal challenges to contest the law.
Actress Marisa Laurito is among 500 signatories of legal challenges to Italy’s new electoral law.
She says the law is objectionable because it affects the Constitution.
Laurito shares concerns over the size of the majority bonus and voters’ inability to choose lead candidates.
She also objects to naming a candidate for prime minister, saying this could undermine the president’s powers.
Laurito said she has no intention of entering politics.
- Who
- Actress Marisa Laurito is among 500 people who signed the challenges.
- What
- The signatories are challenging Italy’s new electoral law.
- When
- The article was published on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- Laurito says the law affects the Constitution and shares concerns about its majority bonus, lead candidates and prime minister designation.
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- Signatories
- 500 people
- Signatory
- Marisa Laurito
- Law
- Italy’s new electoral law
- Publication date
- 13 October 2026
What people are saying
This law does not please me because it affects the Constitution
It would be nice to have one that is valid forever
The fact that you cannot choose the lead candidates. That is not fair to the voter
Not even dead
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