Italy's parliament has begun debating election reforms that could see a new election as early as this Fall and lessen the influence of smaller parties during formation of coalitions. The proposed law would introduce a proportional voting system - the so-called German model - whereby fringe groups that get under 5% of votes would be excluded from parliament, in theory leading to less political fragmentation. Larger, more stable coalitions could lead to greater electoral reforms. The election mandate of the current center-left government runs out in spring 2018.
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Pictured: Former Italian PM Matteo Renzi
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