ITALIANS REJECT MELONI'S POWERGRAB ON THE JUDICIARY

 

This interested me because Trump celebrated Meloni's election as a sign of Italy's embracing of the far right.

Is Trump paying attention to what just happened in Italy and the referendum on giving Meloni more control over the judicial system?

Italians Reject Judicial Overhaul, Undermining Meloni 

Some 54 percent of voters spurned a government plan to change how jurists are supervised. It presented Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with her biggest domestic challenge since her election in 2022. 

AND THIS:

 "BREAKING: Italians REJECT their right-wing PM's powergrab in a referendum, a stunning revolt against a Trump ally everyone thought had iron-clad support.

In a referendum demanding PM Giorgia Meloni have more personal control of the judicial system she basically labeled as too woke, she lost with 54 percent of the vote, with an unexpectedly high turnout surging to 59 percent.

This is a truly historic and crushing political defeat, as it changes the entire political landscape -- a once untouchable leader may now lose her position in government.

This was not just a policy difference. It was a direct rejection of her leadership.

She lost badly in major cities. Rome voted 57 percent "No". Milan 54 percent. Naples delivered a devastating 71 percent rejection.

In Naples, judges and prosecutors celebrated in the streets, singing Bella Ciao, the anti fascist anthem. Protesters flooded Rome chanting resign, resign.

Meloni had framed this as an historic opportunity to change Italy. She warned of more negligent judges and criminals being freed. Voters didn’t buy it.

The backlash is immediate. Matteo Renzi called her a lame duck and said even her own followers will now start to doubt her. Elly Schlein said we will beat her in the next general election. Giuseppe Conte declared a new political season has begun.

Meloni aligned herself with Trump, who is deeply unpopular in Italy, and tied her agenda to fear and division. Italians rejected it outright.

Her grip on power is slipping. The myth of her invincibility is over. And now the opposition knows she can be beaten." --U.S. Democratic Socialists