By Crispian Balmer

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Senate approved sweeping judicial reform on Thursday, advancing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s flagship constitutional overhaul despite fierce opposition from magistrates and the centre-left opposition.

The real test lies ahead, with the measure facing a nationwide referendum expected next spring in order to become law. Recent polls show Italians split on a contentious issue that has roiled domestic politics for decades.

The Senate vote came against a background of heightened tensions between Meloni’s coalition and the judiciary after the state auditors court refused to authorise a government plan on Wednesday to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland.

Meloni accused the court of playing politics because of its opposition to the ref

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