Italian voters reject proposed judicial reforms in referendum

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has lost a key referendum on a constitutional reform which had turned into a vote on her government. The result gives around 54% to the "No" campaign and 46% to the "Yes" vote which Meloni had backed. [ . . . ] The reform voters rejected would have inscribed a firm separation between judges and prosecutors into the constitution. It also proposed distinct bodies to govern them and a new disciplinary court. The government argued the change was critical to improving judicial independence. The opposition countered that it would shatter a careful balance of powers established following the defeat of fascism, and increase political influence over the courts.
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