Senate President Ignazio La Russa, in an interview with La Repubblica, weighed in on the government’s judicial reform and constitutional debate, outlining the priorities of Fratelli d’Italia.
“The least important part of the reform is the separation of judicial careers,” he said. “The real goal is to curb factionalism within the judiciary through random selection for the Superior Council of Magistracy and ensure independent disciplinary oversight.”
On the proposed premierato (direct election of the prime minister), La Russa admitted he “would have preferred starting from the direct election of the Head of State,” but maintained that “the premierato can be approved if there is political will — it’s in the government’s program, and the electoral law will need adjustment.”
Discussing the future of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, he was unequivocal: “The government’s results justify at least a second term. I’m convinced of it.” He also ruled out personal ambitions: “I don’t aspire to the presidency of the Republic, and neither does Giorgia — not even remotely.”
Addressing recent controversies over far-right chants, La Russa dismissed them as “isolated and wrong episodes, useful only to our opponents,” adding: “Our young people must learn not to respond to shallow anti-fascism with nostalgic folklore. As Almirante told us in 1979, we must look to the future, not the past.”