Meloni v the judges: high stakes for Italian PM in vote on judiciary overhaul
National referendum is being seen as a de facto confidence vote on the government – and the polls are neck and neckIn the run-up to a referendum in Italy on a government quest to overhaul the judiciary, a campaign flyer circulated online quoting Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister, taking aim at...
<p>National referendum is being seen as a de facto confidence vote on the government – and the polls are neck and neck</p><p>In the run-up to a referendum in Italy on a government quest to overhaul the judiciary, <a href="https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2026/03/05/news/post_fdi_si_referendum_meloni_giudici_stupratori-425202424/">a campaign flyer</a> circulated online quoting Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister, taking aim at judges and feminists. “Judges block the deportations of rapists. Where are the feminists? Vote yes – there will not be another opportunity,” it read.</p><p>The flyer, posted on the Facebook page of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, a party with neofascist roots, was subsequently removed. But its tone has defined a campaign dominated by inflammatory rhetoric rather than meaningful debate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/italy-referendum-judiciary-overhaul-giorgia-meloni">Continue reading...</a>
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