nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20260326-163435-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260325s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20260326-163435-0 doi eng 342 23 Lobina, Benedetta Author aut (orcid)0009-0002-1070-2260 No, Grazie - The Rule of Law Lives to See Another Day Lobina, Benedetta Verfassungsblog 2026-03-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Over the weekend, Italians resoundingly rejected the Meloni government’s constitutional reform on the overhaul of the judiciary via referendum. With the “No” side receiving 53.2% of the popular support, with an unexpectedly high turnout at 55.7%, this is Meloni’s first political defeat since becoming Prime Minister in 2022. The consequences of the referendum show that Italian checks and balances are stronger than one might have feared. As Meloni is likely to adjust her strategy, and with new electoral reforms on the horizon, Italian democratic resilience will soon face another real test. CC BY-SA 4.0 EU Italien Italy Meloni Referendum judicial reform (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU (DE-588)4027833-5 gnd Italien Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/no-grazie/ raw object