Magistrates set to strike against justice reform

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 29 - Italy's magistrates said Wednesday they were set to strike against the government's reform of their career paths meaning prosecutors and judges can no longer swap roles.
    "Every possible initiative will be weighed by the collegial bodies," said the head of magistrates union ANM, Giuseppe Santalucia, answering a question from ANSA on the already pre-announced strike plan.
    Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, the architect of the reform who has denied ANM claims it is aimed at putting prosecutors under government control, said the magistrates should accept the verdict of popular sovereignty, saying that Italian voters had implicitly backed the reforms as they were part of the winning centre-right coalition's manifesto in autumn 2022. (ANSA).