The constitutional reform providing for direct election of the Prime Minister
The So-Called ‘ Premierato
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6420465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicola Lupo (0000-0002-6405-066X, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 192-206 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Italian Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2324-8823 • E-ISSN: 2324-8831 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23248823.2025.2472575 |
| OpenAlex | W4408398084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
The article outlines the progress of the constitutional reform providing for direct election of the Prime Minister, noting that the constitutional reform bill presented by the Meloni government was approved by the Senate in June 2024, with a series of amendments, and is now under review by the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. The article then examines the reform’s main objectives, and the means employed to achieve what amounts to the introduction of a form of government largely unknown in other political systems: one often referred to as a ‘premierato’. The article then considers the issue of the electoral law, which is closely linked to the constitutional reform and affects both its implementation—through a specific transitional provision —and, even more crucially, its likely approval in Parliament
Democracy · Electoral reform · General election · Political science · Politics · Prime (order theory · Prime minister · Census and Population Estimation · Global Politics and Economy · Global trade and economics · Law · Mathematics · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |