Ettore Rosato (born 28 July 1968) is an Italian politician, member of the

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, and formerly leader of the Democratic Party in the Chamber.

Political career

Rosato was born in

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in 1968. He started his interest in politics when he attended the ''liceo'' (high school). In the late 1980s he became a member of the

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(DC) party and was elected city councilor in his hometown. When the DC was later disbanded he joined the Italian People's Party (PPI) and The Daisy (DL). In 2003 he became a member of the

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. Later in 2005 he ran for the office of Mayor of Trieste at the head of a centre-left coalition, to narrowly lose to the incumbent centre-right Mayor Roberto Dipiazza. In 2007 he was among the founders of the Democratic Party. Rosato was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the

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and 2013 general elections. On 16 June 2015 he was elected Leader of the PD in the Chamber of Deputies with 239 votes out of 291, replacing Roberto Speranza.

Italian electoral law of 2017

In Autumn 2017, Rosato was the proposer of a new electoral law, which was named after him, ''Rosatellum bis''. The ''Rosatellum bis'' is a parallel system, which act as a mixed system, with 36% of seats allocated using a

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and 64% using a proportional method, with one round of voting. The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies did not differ in the way they allocated the proportional seats, both using the

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of allocating seats. The new electoral law was supported by the Democratic Party and his government ally Popular Alternative, but also by the opposition parties

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and Liberal Popular Alliance. Despite many protests from the

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and the Democratic and Progressive Movement, the electoral law was approved on 12 October by the Chamber of Deputies with 375 votes in favor and 215 against, and on 26 October by the Senate with 214 votes against 61.Il Rosatellum bis è legge dello Stato: via libera definitivo al Senato con 214 sì
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosato, Ettore 1968 births Living people Politicians from Trieste Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Italian People's Party (1994) politicians Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Italia Viva politicians Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy Vice presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)