Italian President Sergio Mattarella
on Monday asked House Speaker Roberto Fico and Senate Speaker
Elisabetta Casellati to call a joint session of parliament to
elect the eight members of the judiciary's self-governing body,
the Supreme Council of Magistrates, who are elected by
parliament.
All 16 CSM magistrate members will hopefully be elected in a
session on July 8-9, a statement from Mattarella's office said.
The presidential statement said Mattarella had informed CSM
Deputy President Giovanni Legnini, the effective head of the
body since Mattarella as Italian president is its titular head.
It said Mattarella was acting in his position as CSM
president.
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