Italy's Senate approves PM Giorgia Meloni's constitutional reform to directly elect PM for a 5-year term with 55% parliamentary seats.

Italy's Senate has approved Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's proposed constitutional reform, which aims to directly elect the prime minister for a five-year term with the winning coalition securing at least 55% of parliamentary seats. The reform requires a two-thirds majority in both chambers of parliament for passage and faces potential referendums before becoming law. Critics argue that the reform could strip power from Parliament and the President.