"Giorgia Meloni holds the record as Italy's youngest cabinet member at 31 and is the first female prime minister, overcoming significant political obstacles like gerontocracy and machismo."
"Despite stable approval ratings since 2022, Meloni's proposed judicial reform was rejected by 53.2% of voters, highlighting a disconnect between her expectations and public sentiment."
"The proposed reform aimed to fully separate the careers of judges and public prosecutors, dividing the judiciary's self-governing body into two, with members chosen through a lottery."
"Meloni's strategy relied on capitalizing on widespread dissatisfaction with the slow and cumbersome judicial system, but this was insufficient to garner support for the reform."
Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first female prime minister and youngest cabinet member, has gained international credibility through support for Ukraine and pragmatic EU relations. However, she faced a significant defeat in a recent referendum where Italians rejected proposed constitutional reforms to the judiciary. Despite stable approval ratings for her party, Meloni overestimated the appeal of the reform, which aimed to separate judges and prosecutors and was controversial due to its lottery-based member selection. Public dissatisfaction with the judicial system was not enough to secure support for the reform.
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