Overview
- Surveys reported in the run-up show a narrow lead for the No camp, while a high abstention rate is thought to benefit the Yes push backed by the government.
- Roughly 46 million citizens can vote from Saturday through Monday, with counting set to begin immediately after polls close on Monday.
- The reform would separate the careers of judges and prosecutors, preventing magistrates from switching between the two roles.
- It would split the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura into two bodies for judges and prosecutors and move disciplinary cases to a new external High Disciplinary Court that includes members appointed by Parliament and the President.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni frames a Yes vote as modernization and says she will not resign if No prevails, while opposition leader Elly Schlein urges a No vote, arguing the plan risks political influence over who becomes a judge.