ITALY: Electoral Reform

The reopening ceremony of the Chamber of Deputies took place without incident. The session is expected to be short.

On the agenda of Parliament is a measure to regulate customs tariffs and another to reform Italian codes. The electoral reform bill may also come up for discussion.

It is said that Premier Mussolini intends to summon a general election next Fall, and is therefore anxious to get an early approval of the electoral reform. This is rendered even more urgent by demonstrations favoring the monarchy but hostile to Fascismo, which were held...

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