Overview
- Dozens of self-identified progressive defense lawyers have drafted a pro-Yes document that is circulating nationwide and gathering signatures.
- Signatories contend that separating judges and prosecutors strengthens judicial neutrality without undermining magistrates’ independence and remains consistent with the Constitution.
- High-profile figures from outside the governing majority voice support or openness to a Yes vote, including Antonio Di Pietro, Emma Bonino, Goffredo Bettini and Benedetto Della Vedova.
- Partito Democratico leaders worry that these defections complicate their plan to unify the No camp and turn the referendum into an anti-government contest.
- The pro-Yes text argues that a single career track elevates prosecutors over the defense, as both camps ramp up messaging ahead of a spring referendum.