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Lega says autonomy reform should pass before any early election
Italy’s League party says a regional autonomy reform should be completed before any early general election.
The reform would give Veneto greater powers in four areas, under agreements approved by the region’s council on 3 September.
The agreements must now go to Italy’s government, which is due to approve final drafts by 30 October.
They would then be sent to both houses of Parliament, where each needs an absolute majority to pass.
The law sets no deadline for the parliamentary votes, and the Christmas break and budget process could slow them down.
If Parliament does not approve the bills before the legislature ends, they lapse and the process must start again.
The election date has not been decided; League leader Matteo Salvini favors voting at the end of the current term, in autumn.
The League says the autonomy reform must be approved before any early election.
The party fears a spring election would leave too little time for Parliament to complete the reform.
If the legislature ends before the bill is approved, it will lapse and the process must start again.
Veneto approved its autonomy agreements on 3 September, and the government is due to decide on final agreements and an approval bill by 30 October.
League leader Matteo Salvini says he wants elections at the end of the legislature, in autumn.
- Who
- The League, led by Matteo Salvini, is calling for the reform to be completed before any early election.
- What
- The party says Parliament must approve the autonomy reform before the legislature ends.
- When
- The report was published on 10 October 2026. The government is due to act by 30 October.
- Where
- Italy, including Parliament in Rome and the Veneto region.
- Why
- If the legislature ends before the bill is approved, it lapses and the process must start again.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
As far as I am concerned, the vote will take place at the end of the legislature
Veneto approved the autonomy agreements in its regional council.
Veneto sent the agreements to the government to push the process forward.
The Council of Ministers is due to decide on the final agreement and the bill to approve it.
- Veneto regional approval
- 3 September
- Government deadline
- 30 October
- Parliamentary approval threshold
- An absolute majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- Proposed election timing
- Spring, if elections are called early; Salvini prefers the end of the legislature in autumn
- Reform scope in Veneto
- Four initial non-LEP areas
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