http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230601-231110-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-leopard-paradox/ The Leopard Paradox? - Meloni’s Institutional Reforms in Italy Bromo, Francesco eng 2023-06-01 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Giorgia Meloni Institutional Reform Italy responsibility sharing Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In early May, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosted a roundtable to discuss institutional reforms designed to improve “the stability of governments and legislatures, and respect for citizens’ votes at the ballot box.” A central campaign promise of hers, the reforms are meant to address Italians’ exacerbating distrust of political institutions, rooted in the fact that Italy’s administrations are among the most short-lived in Europe. This adds to its comparatively low levels of ‘clarity of responsibility’. Three options emerged from the discussion. I will briefly discuss the potential and challenges of each option.