Naples, 24 March (LaPresse) – ‘I don’t see this as a personal defeat,’ he explains. "It was a reform I believed in and to which I think I gave my all. I was certain we would win. I bow to the sovereign people. But I have no intention of resigning. I still have a lot to do, even if some reforms will now be put on hold.‘ So said Justice Minister Carlo Nordio in an interview with Corriere della Sera following the victory of the ‘no’ vote in the referendum on justice reform. ’I think there was a communication problem,‘ he adds, ’on a complex issue. We tried to explain it in simple terms, but we failed to dispel the fear that the Constitution would be ‘shattered’.” When asked whether he agrees with Undersecretary Fazzolari’s assertion that the judiciary’s role will now be more intrusive, Nordio replied: “Yes, in the sense that it will limit political and parliamentary initiative in certain areas, starting with immigration.” Now, the minister continues, “we must focus on making the justice system more efficient: on the recruitment drives to be launched to fill the magistrates’ posts and on the permanent appointment of PNRR staff. Looking on the bright side, we can say that the defeat saves us a great deal of time that we would have had to devote to the implementing decrees to achieve all this.”