Italy's Meloni suffers surprise setback in close vote on electoral reform
The defeat triggered opposition calls for Meloni to resign ahead of next year's general election.
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"a missed opportunity for Italians"
— Giorgia Meloni , Politician
"The opposition celebrating as if they had won the World Cup, for preventing citizens from choosing their parliamentarians says it all."
— Giorgia Meloni , Politician
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The defeat triggered opposition calls for Meloni to resign ahead of next year's general election.
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