The failure of Italy’s last vote wasn’t just a missed opportunity,  it was a choreographed silence. Beneath it lies a politics of inertia, and a deeper civic wound ...

Tyler Brûlé is joined by Andrew Mueller and Chris Cermak to go over the week’s news. Plus: Petri Burtsoff with a Nordic round ...

Mr Landini, who heads Italy’s biggest trade union federation, was the leading sponsor of four referendums held on June 8th ...

Why in 2025 do we still vote with paper and pencil instead of online? Let’s think: i referendum of 8-9 June in Italy they ...

All five referendums were lost because none reached the quorum of 50% of the electorate. Around 88-89% who voted supported the progressive changes to the labour laws but this went down by 33 ...

FILE PHOTO: People prepare to vote during a referendum on employment and Italian citizenship at a polling station in Rome, Italy, June 8, 2025.

They are not against them, but they want laws that can limit entry and citizenship," said polling expert Antonio Noto. Noto added that the data suggested some of Italy's right-leaning voters had ...

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni snubbed a referendum on easing citizenship laws but has emerged stronger from the vote as the leftist opposition failed to ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni snubbed a referendum on easing citizenship laws but has emerged stronger from the vote as the leftist opposition failed to mobilise mass opposition to her ...

Analysis-Italy's Referendum Flop Bolsters Meloni, Reveals Divide on Left Over Citizenship By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni snubbed a referendum on easing ...

On Monday, the 9th of June, a referendum on easing citizenship rules and increasing workers’ rights ended in Italy and was declared invalid because only about 30% of voters took part, which is ...

Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party celebrated the referendum's failure Ballot papers are prepared on a table for referendums on citizenship and job protections, at a polling station in ...