Italian voters reject Giorgia Meloni’s plan to overhaul judiciary

Giorgia Meloni is ‘going to be a weaker prime minister’ after the referendum result, analysts said. Photograph: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

Italian voters have rejected an overhaul of the country’s judiciary pushed by the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, an outcome that is expected to tarnish her reputation and make winning next year’s general election more challenging.

In a two-day referendum, almost 54% of voters said no to the plans to reorganise the judiciary, compared with about 46% for the yes camp.