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One day after the deep defeat "in front of" justice/ The Meloni Government is shaken by two resignations in the Ministry of Justice

2026-03-24 22:44:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

One day after the deep defeat "in front of" justice/ The Meloni

Two senior officials resigned from Italy's justice ministry on Monday and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on a minister to resign, a day after the government suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum on a proposed reform of the country's judiciary.

Undersecretary Andrea Delmastro resigned after it emerged that he had shares in a mafia-linked restaurant, while the ministry's chief of staff, Giusi Bartolozzi, resigned after making controversial comments during the election campaign.

In a brief statement, Meloni accepted the resignations of both officials and in a surprise move for Italy's prime ministers, and also called on her Tourism Minister, Daniela Santanche, "to make the same choice."

Both Meloni and Justice Minister Carlo Nordio have rejected calls that they too should resign, having failed to convince Italians of the need to revamp the country's fiercely independent judiciary. 

Delmastro said he sold his shares after learning that the father of his business partner, Mauro Caroccia, had been convicted of mafia-related charges. But his position deteriorated after a 2023 photo was revealed showing him alongside Caroccia, suggesting the two men knew each other well. In his resignation statement on Tuesday, Delmastro said he had made a mistake but had done nothing illegal.

The scandal continued into the final days of the referendum campaign, giving the opposition an easy opportunity to criticize the government's handling of the justice ministry.

Bartolozzi, on the other hand, was criticized during the campaign when she urged voters to support the reform so that Italy could "get rid" of a judiciary that she described as a "firing squad." /CNA





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