In Italy, prime minister meets with opposition parties to discuss constitutional change from parliamentary to presidential system of government

Meloni said ahead of the meetings on [9 May] that she hoped for “widely shared” support for her plans, but suggested that she could press ahead regardless. [...] Meloni has said she is open to discussions, but has been a strong proponent of so-called presidenzialismo, a presidential system with the direct election of a powerful head of state. [...] But her coalition didn’t win a large enough majority in parliament to be able to force through such reforms without broad support from other political parties. On [9 May], the two largest left-leaning opposition parties, as well as smaller centrist parties, all voiced opposition to the plans following meetings with the premier on [9 May]. [...] Without support from other parties, the Italian government could only pass reforms to the constitution by holding a public referendum – a move which many in Meloni’s party reportedly believe would be too risky.
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