Premier Giorgia Meloni told Italian
trade unions on Tuesday that she wants them and the nation's
business associations, who together make up the so-called social
partners, to have a say in the government's plans to change the
Constitution to revamp Italy's institutions.
"I'd like to hear your opinion on the Constitutional reform,"
Meloni said, according to sources.
"The social partners certainly must be involved in the dialogue
about a subject that regards everyone".
The government has started consultations, including with
opposition parties, in possible changes to the Constitution to
make Italian governments' more stable and effective.
Options include the direct election of the president as head of
government by the people; a French style semi-presidentialism
where the head of state is the head of government but picks a
premier to carry out their programme; and the direct election of
the premier by the Italian people.
"At the end of the talks that we are holding, we will make our
proposal," Meloni said, according to the sources.
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