Politics · Italy · 2 hrs ago
Court ruling puts Giusi Bartolozzi’s possible election bid in doubt
Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled that Giusi Bartolozzi is not covered by a legal shield, reopening a legal dispute between state institutions.
Bartolozzi is a former chief of staff to Justice Minister Carlo Nordio and now works as a legal adviser to European Affairs Minister Tommaso Foti.
She left the Justice Ministry after the government lost a justice referendum last March.
Since then, there has been speculation that she could run for parliament with the governing Fratelli d’Italia party, possibly in Sicily.
The court ruling has made that possible candidacy less certain, though it is unclear whether the party had committed to it.
Under the new electoral law, the article says, only a top spot on a party list would guarantee her election; otherwise she would need to win votes directly.
Fratelli d’Italia officials have not confirmed a candidacy, and party members are waiting to examine the court’s decision.
Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled against the legal protection that had shielded Giusi Bartolozzi, reopening a dispute over the separation of powers.
The ruling has put in doubt speculation that Bartolozzi could run for Parliament with the Brothers of Italy party.
Bartolozzi resigned as chief of staff to Justice Minister Carlo Nordio after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni requested her departure.
Since June, she has worked without pay as a legal adviser to European Affairs Minister Tommaso Foti.
The article says a leading position on the party’s list could be needed to guarantee her election under the new electoral law.
- Who
- Giusi Bartolozzi, a former chief of staff to Justice Minister Carlo Nordio.
- What
- A Constitutional Court ruling has removed her legal protection and put a possible election bid in doubt.
- When
- The ruling was announced on 5 November 2026, according to the article published the following day.
- Where
- Italy. The article refers to possible constituencies in Sicily.
- Why
- The court’s decision reopened the legal case and a dispute over powers between state institutions.
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Bartolozzi resigned as chief of staff to Justice Minister Carlo Nordio after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni requested her departure.
Bartolozzi began working without pay as legal adviser to European Affairs Minister Tommaso Foti.
The Constitutional Court issued a decision that, according to the article, removed Bartolozzi’s legal protection.
- Court ruling
- Constitutional Court decision reported on 5 November 2026
- Former post
- Chief of staff to Justice Minister Carlo Nordio
- Current role
- Unpaid legal adviser to European Affairs Minister Tommaso Foti
- Possible party
- Brothers of Italy
- Possible constituencies
- Sicily
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