Italian Government Delays Justice Referendum After Mass Petition

Italian officials postponed setting a date for the justice referendum after a popular initiative against the Nordio reform gathered over 100,000 signatures in one week. Antonio Tajani stated that the government will revisit the timing in January following a Council of Ministers meeting that failed to produce a consensus.The delay occurred amid concerns from Sergio Mattarella and opposition from leaders such as Giuseppe Conte and Elly Schlein who supported the rapid signature collection.