Overview

• The vote required at least 50% participation to be valid, but roughly 30% of eligible Italians cast ballots on June 8 and 9.
• One proposal aimed to reduce the residency requirement for non-EU citizens seeking Italian nationality from ten years to five.
• Voters were also asked to revoke four labor market liberalization laws to reinstate protections against precarious contracts and workplace accidents.
• Among those who voted, 64% approved easing naturalization criteria and 85% backed repealing the labor reforms.
• Fratelli d’Italia hailed the outcome as a triumph for Meloni’s government, while the CGIL described the high abstention as evidence of a democratic crisis.