Overview
- Italians will vote on 22–23 March on a constitutional overhaul that splits judges and prosecutors into separate careers, creates two CSMs, introduces broad member selection by lottery, and sets up an Alta Corte with disciplinary powers.
- The governing centre-right is driving a unified Sì campaign with rallies and TV appearances, as Giorgia Meloni frames the reform as curbing judicial currents and says the government’s fate is not tied to the result.
- Opposition parties, unions and civic groups are rallying for No, arguing the plan weakens judicial independence and does not speed trials or add staff, with a closing event scheduled in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo.
- Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara has ordered checks on school par condicio for referendum activities, student groups criticize the move, and police have identified suspects over burned effigies at a No demonstration.
- Cross‑party dynamics sharpen the race, with centre‑left figures such as Marco Minniti, Giuliano Pisapia and Marilisa D’Amico endorsing Sì, while a Fratelli d’Italia deputy faces backlash for touting “clientelist” tactics and No committees seek Agcom action over media balance.