Recent parliamentary approval of an electoral overhaul championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reinforced her position ahead of the next general election, due by late 2027 and potentially earlier in spring. The reform introduces a proportional system with a majority bonus for coalitions exceeding 42 percent of the vote and requires pre-election naming of prime ministerial candidates, a move opposition parties criticized as favoring the incumbent center-right bloc. Polling shows Meloni’s Brothers of Italy holding a lead near 28 percent, with the broader center-right coalition near or slightly above the center-left “campo largo” alliance led by Elly Schlein’s Democratic Party and Giuseppe Conte’s Five Star Movement. Roberto Vannacci’s emerging far-right party has drawn support from the governing coalition’s right flank, while internal opposition divisions over leadership and alliances remain key variables that could influence coalition viability and final outcomes.