Overview
- The measure separates the career paths of prosecutors and judges and reshapes the CSM, with proponents touting selection by lot among qualified candidates to curb factional influence.
- The centre-right says it will file the one‑fifth parliamentary request needed for a confirmatory referendum, with voting expected in the spring.
- Opposition parties and the ANM-backed No committee argue the overhaul breaches constitutional safeguards and threatens judicial autonomy.
- Forza Italia plans a Piazza Navona flash mob to mark the Senate vote, with party leaders dedicating the approval to Silvio Berlusconi.
- Justice Minister Carlo Nordio publicly defended the reform as worthwhile, while Senate President Ignazio La Russa said the referendum is not a vote on Giorgia Meloni; a ministry-commissioned poll reported Yes support recently at 57%.