Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini's League party and Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's Forza Italia (FI) both said Tuesday that they were against the hypothesis of lowering the threshold for parties to have MEPs elected in European elections from 4% of the vote to 3%.
On Monday there were reports that the coalition supporting Premier Giorgia Meloni's government was in talks with some opposition parties about changing the threshold to make it easier for smaller groups to have representation in the European Parliament.
Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party reportedly has nothing against the idea.
But the League and FI do.
"Changing the election law (for the European Parliament) is not a priority," the League said in a statement.
"Above all, it is right that the Italian people choose their representatives without help (for the candidates)".
The League said it would be more logical to raise the entry bar than to lower it.
"It would make it possible to limit the fragmentation of the political system that makes the country weaker," it said.
Forza Italia Spokesman Raffaele Nevi said that the 4% entry bar "must not be touched".
"I don't even know where the idea came from," Nevi said.
"We are absolutely against (changing the threshold), especially by lowering it". (ANSA).
Source: Ansa News Agency (ANA)