Low turnout scuttles Italy referendum on citizenship

A woman walks past a campaign posters calling to vote in a referendum in downtown Rome on June 5, 2025. Italy will hold a referendum on June 8 and 9, 2025 on specific questions: employment contract with increasing protections, unlawful dismissals, dismissals and related compensation of small business, partial repeal of rules on fixed-term contracts, maximum duration, and conditions for extensions and renewals, repeal of the exclusion of joint liability of client, contractor and subcontractor for injuries suffered by employees of subcontracted firms due to specific risks of the contracted activities, Italian citizenship time reduction from 10 to 5 years of legal residence in Italy required for non-EU adults to apply for citizenship. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)