Mattarella not opposing justice reform says Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 9 - President Sergio Mattarella, who is titular head of the Italian judiciary, is not opposing government plans to reform the Italian judicial system, Premier Giorgia Meloni told an end of year press conference in Rome Thursday.
    Justice Minister Carlo Nordio is pushing ahead with a reform to split the career paths of judges and prosecutors say they can no longer switch between the two, a move magistrates say could lead to some executive control over the judiciary - a charge the government denies.
    An MP from Meloni's rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party recently accused Mattarella of "being in opposition" to the reform plans.
    Asked about this, Meloni told reporters: "I do not agree with the words of my parliamentarian on the President of the Republic and I have no news of the President's opposition to justice reform and the separation of careers".
    Meloni said that she has "great respect for what Mattarella says". (ANSA).