Overview

• Only about 30% of Italy’s 51 million eligible voters cast ballots over two days, falling short of the 50% + 1 threshold needed to validate any referendum.
• One question would have cut the residency requirement for non-EU citizenship from ten to five years, potentially affecting around 2.5 million people.
• Four labor measures aimed to reverse a decade of market liberalisations by strengthening rules on dismissals, severance pay and accident liability.
• YouTrend data showed turnout was highest in wealthier northern and central regions and major cities, with lower participation in the southern areas.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni openly boycotted the vote and urged supporters to stay away, leaving the centre-left opposition and unions with a significant setback.