Referendum: Council of Ministers confirms date of 22-23 March, changes question

Rome, 7 February (LaPresse) – “The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of President Giorgia Meloni, having regard to the order of the Central Office for the Referendum communicated on 6 February 2026, has decided to propose to the President of the Republic, for the adoption of the relevant decree, to clarify the question relating to the confirmatory referendum already called by the decree of 13 January 2026 in the terms indicated in the aforementioned order, without prejudice to the decree itself. Therefore, the text of the referendum question already announced for 22 and 23 March 2026 is clarified as follows: ‘Do you approve the text of the law revising Articles 87, tenth paragraph, 102, first paragraph, 104, 105, 106, third paragraph, 107, first paragraph, and 110 of the Constitution approved by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette of 30 October 2025 under the title “Provisions on the judicial system and the establishment of the Disciplinary Court”?’. This is what is stated in the press release from Palazzo Chigi.