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Italian Government Challenges Trentino's Third-Term Law, Deepening Coalition Rift

The Council of Ministers referred the law allowing a third term for Trentino's governor to the Constitutional Court, with Lega ministers opposing the move and regional political tensions escalating.

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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.