In Italy, electoral law changes almost every political cycle, pushed by ruling parties seeking re-election. In Rome's Palazzo Madama, the Italian Senate's seat, the opposition parties have joined forces to present a unified front against the reform proposed by the center-right majority headed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The primary issue at hand is the return to "preferences." The minority parties are advocating for the elimination of blocked lists, in which party leaders decide in advance who gets elected, and for citizens to be allowed to directly choose individual MPs. Prominent among the proposals are gender parity (with 50% women leading the list) and the removal of the direct indication of the prime minister on the ballot, a feature the opposition argues would undermine the Italian parliamentary republic. The "majority bonus", the automatic granting of additional seats to the winning coalition to maintain government stability, is also being contested. Denouncing a poll-driven system and noting recent internal divides within the majority over the runoff rule, the opposition has pledged extreme obstructionism in the committee to stymie its progress and safeguard democratic representation.