The judicial reform project submitted to voters by the Italian prime minister was rejected by 53.7% of the vote, after a tense campaign and amid high voter turnout.

Meloni’s bid to overhaul the judiciary — which she accused of being politicized and of left-wing bias — was roundly rejected, with 54 percent voting “no” to her reforms. An unexpectedly high turnout of 59 percent is also likely to alarm Meloni, underscoring how the vote snowballed into a broader vote of confidence in her and her government.

MILAN, March 23 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Algeria this week as Rome looks to secure alternative gas supplies amid prolonged disruptions in deliveries from Qatar.

ROME, March 23 - Exit polls on Monday suggested Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had narrowly lost a referendum on her flagship reform of the judicial system, dealing a potential blow to the ruling coalition ahead of next year's general election.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was booed on Sunday at a funeral service for the deceased right-wing populist Umberto Bossi, a fervent supporter of autonomy for the country's northern regions.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said media reports misrepresented her comments about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's position on blocking a loan to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda,