Overview

• The Italian government formally impugned Trentino's third-term law, citing its conflict with the national two-term limit upheld by the Constitutional Court.
• Lega ministers unanimously opposed the decision in the Council of Ministers, exposing a significant fracture within the center-right coalition led by Fratelli d’Italia.
• Maurizio Fugatti, Trentino’s governor, criticized the move as an infringement on the region's special autonomy, while asserting the province's exclusive legislative power over electoral matters.
• In Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lega assessors resigned in protest against Fratelli d’Italia, creating a regional government crisis and raising the stakes for Governor Massimiliano Fedriga.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Governor Fedriga are expected to meet in high-level talks to address the growing tensions within the coalition and the broader implications for regional autonomy.