The government's plans to introduce
the direct election of the premier by the Italian people have
"alarming aspects I cannot ignore", life Senator and Holocaust
survivor Liliana Segre said Tuesday.
"I don't doubt the good intentions of my friend (Institutional
Reform Minister) Elisabetta Casellati, to whom I can only
express gratitude for the sympathy she has always shown me,"
said the 93-year-old former Auschwitz detainee, who said Monday
she had been receiving "insane" antisemitic threats since the
October 7 Hams attacks and Israel's response.
"But since in my view the Constitutional reform bill proposed by
the government presents various alarming aspects, I cannot and
will not remain silent."
The government has rejected opposition claims the reform will
strip parliament and the president of power and will move
towards more authoritarian government.
Premier Giorgia Meloni says the refom, which will have to be
approved by a referendum, will bring much needed stability to
Italy's political system, which has been historically marked by
weak and revolving door governments and unelected premiers.
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