Since his appointment in February 2014, Renzi has made reforming the Italian political system one of his priorities. The adoption of Italicum was the first step toward this goal. The bill will enter into force in July 2016 and will provide more power to future Italian governments by automatically giving 55 percent of parliamentary seats to the party winning 40 percent of the vote. If no party gets 40 percent of the vote, the bill has provisions for a runoff between the two leading parties in which the winner would be awarded 55 percent of the seats. The law also allows the parties to present closed lists at elections, meaning that party leaders can handpick the lead candidates in parliamentary elections. In addition to Italicum, the government is moving its constitutional reform through the legislative process.