US EditionItaly to Hold Referendum on Judicial Reform on March 22-23
The reform aims to reduce conflicts of interest by splitting judges and prosecutors, with recent polls showing Italians deeply divided, Reuters reported.
- Italy scheduled the March 22-23 referendum, with Parliament approving the reform in October, requiring a constitutional vote, according to sources close to the matter.
- The government says the reform prevents conflicts of interest and political bias, while the judiciary and centre-left opposition claim it seeks control over prosecutors; recent polls show public opinion split.
- The proposal forces career-choice decisions by requiring candidates to pick judge or prosecutor at the start, ending the magistrates' entry system and splitting the council that oversees appointments and disciplinary matters with lottery selection.
- The vote is cast as a political test for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government ahead of the 2027 election, and last week she dismissed speculation about early elections and vowed not to resign.
- Longer term, the changes position the reform to alter how prosecutions and magistrates' careers operate, as the constitutional change would overhaul the judiciary by separating prosecutors and judges and reforming appointments and disciplinary oversight.
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The reform faces fierce opposition from judges
Italy will hold a referendum on 22 and 23 March on a controversial reform of the justice system, sources close to the issue reported this Monday,...
Decisions in Cdm. urns open those two days also for the supplementary elections
In the end the government decided to force. As anticipated by the fact and then confirmed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Council of Ministers set the vote on March 22 and 23 on the Nordio reform, without waiting for the three months from the publication of the law in the Official Journal. In the same days, Sunday and Monday, the supplementary elections for the two parliamentary seats remained vacant in Veneto following the Regionals will …
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