US EditionItaly’s Justice Referendum Tests PM Meloni and Divided Opposition
Referendum aims to curb prosecutors' unchecked power by splitting Italy's High Council of the Judiciary; over 643,000 cases expired pre-trial in a decade, officials say.
- On March 22-23, Italian voters will vote on a referendum to split the High Council of the Judiciary and select members by sortition.
- The Right‑wing government says the reform is needed to limit prosecutors' autonomy after more than 643,000 expired cases between 2013 and 2023.
- Under the proposal, judges would lose a disciplinary-court majority and appeal rights, while public prosecutors would decide senior appointments and could investigate judges.
- If the reform passes, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni would gain political momentum with a major boost ahead of the 2027 general election, while a 'No' win could energise the centre-left opposition, and Meloni has ruled out resigning if defeated.
- The dispute traces back to Mani Pulite and Italy's history of judicial-political confrontations, with the share of Italians trusting the judiciary falling from about 70 percent in 1994 to roughly 45 percent in 2023 amid organised factions within the magistracy.
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The vote is seen as a broader test of confidence in the prime minister and the government – Although technical, the referendum is causing political controversy
the minister has emphasized that are in many those who like the reform but give it a political meaning to take down the Meloni government
While Meloni tries to intercept their vote by participating in the Fedez podcast, the under 30 disappointed by the stop stop at the offsites mobilize online against the reform of justice. And the words of Giusi Bartolozzi become a boomerang
Dear Italians, on 22 and 23 March we are all called to vote for the referendum on the reform of justice: we vote on Sunday from 7 to 23, Monday from 7 to 15, obviously introducing ourselves to the electoral seat with an identity document and with the electoral card.So the President of the Council Giorgia Meloni in a video on social in which he proposes a sort of tutorial to the vote, showing also the similar fac of the electoral question and sho…
Meloni wanted to tame Italy’s prosecutors. She may end up empowering them instead
On March 22 and 23, Italians will vote in a referendum intended to curb the power of the country’s prosecutors. But the reform championed by prime minister Giorgia Meloni could produce the opposite effect, giving prosecutors even greater control over Italy’s justice system.
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