Debate on a constitutional reform
bill to separate the career paths of prosecutors and judges and
change
the judiciary's self-governing body, the Superior Council of
Magistrates (CSM), will begin in the Lower House on November 26,
sources said after a whips' meeting Wednesday.
In May, Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet approved the bill to
separate career paths of prosecutors and judges so members of
the judiciary can no longer switch between the two roles.
The Constitutional reform bill, drafted by Justice Minister
Carlo Nordio, also creates a high court to discipline members of
the judiciary.
The National Association of Magistrates (ANM), the judiciary's
union, has criticized the reform, saying it will weaken the
judiciary, a claim the government denies.
Nordio said earlier Wednesday he would welcome the reform going
to a popular referendum, as is likely since it is unlikely to
garner the two thirds support in both houses that would obviate
a referendum.
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