Overview
- Voters will decide on March 22–23 whether to approve a constitutional reform that Parliament passed last October without the two‑thirds majority required to take effect directly.
- The plan would split the career tracks of judges and prosecutors, create separate self‑governing councils, select members partly by lottery from parliamentary lists, and set up a new disciplinary court.
- Supporters, including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, argue the changes will speed proceedings and curb bias, with Meloni staging late campaign rallies for a Yes vote.
- Opponents — judicial associations, most opposition parties and President Sergio Mattarella — warn the package weakens safeguards and increases political leverage over magistrates.
- Final polls before the blackout showed a knife‑edge contest after an earlier Yes lead eroded, and Meloni has said she will stay in office if the reform is rejected.