Overview

• The Council of Ministers impugned Trentino's law allowing Governor Maurizio Fugatti a third term, citing national two-term limits upheld by the Constitutional Court.
• The Conference of Regions, led by Massimiliano Fedriga, submitted a unified request for an in-depth review of term limits and broader institutional reforms.
• Key figures in the ruling coalition, including Matteo Salvini and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, have signaled openness to revisiting the term limit rules politically.
• M5S and Fratelli d’Italia are separately exploring adjustments to national parliamentary term limits, potentially allowing for three terms under specific conditions.
• The debate underscores tensions between regional autonomy and constitutional consistency, with special statute regions claiming the right to set their own rules despite national precedents.