Today, Italians concluded the first of two days of voting on the constitutional reform of the judiciary, promoted by the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni. The reform aims to introduce the separation of careers between judges and prosecutors, the creation of two Higher Councils of the Magistrature, and a new High Disciplinary Tribunal. Polls closed at 7 PM local time (8 PM in Argentina). Tomorrow, Monday, voting will be open from 7 AM to 3 PM (11 AM to 7 PM in Argentina). The increase in turnout, which reached 38.9% today, suggests that the vote will have significant political consequences, according to official Italian sources. According to the Argentine News Agency, the percentage at that time is almost ten points higher than the turnout recorded at the same time in the 2020 referendum on reducing the number of parliamentarians (29.7%), another constitutional consultation that also took place on a Sunday and Monday and without a quorum. This is the highest turnout recorded so far this century in a two-day referendum, so many analysts consider it to be a test for Meloni's management. Voters must decide whether to approve or reject a law for the revision of the Constitution, already passed by Parliament, which affects seven articles (87, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107 and 110 of the Constitution). At the polling station, a single ballot paper will be handed out, with two options: Yes (in favor of the reform) or No (against the reform). This is a confirmatory referendum, so no special majority is required for it to be valid, and the decision that receives the highest number of votes will prevail.
