ROma, 5 Jun. (askanews) – We vote in Italy on 8 and 9 June for 5 referendums Which could have a significant impact: both on the labor market and on the citizenship law and on the Giorgia Meloni government.
Four of the five questions, Proposed by the CGIL union, they modify the rules to protect workers, the fifth halves (from 10 to 5 years) the term necessary so that a foreigner residing in Italy can ask for citizenship. Government parties are opposed, those of opposition, generally, in favor of all questions: for this reason the success of the referendums would be bad news for Meloni, but it is unlikely to happen.
How it works: the problem of the quorum
These are repealed referendums: it is therefore necessary to obtain the so -called quorum, that is, that it votes 50%+1 of the voters, otherwise the consultation is not valid. In fact, majority ministers and parliamentarians invite you not to go to the polls; Giorgia Meloni was very criticized for saying that she will go to the seat, but without voting (with practical effects for the quorum, therefore, it would be the same as not to go). It is also possible to collect only the cards of some questions. But the text on the cards (to which you must answer yes or not) is abstruse, composed of articles of the law (you want to repeal from paragraph x to paragraph y.), And it is not easy to extricate. With the exception of 2011, when he voted, among other things, to prevent the production of nuclear energy, a very heartfelt theme, no referendum since 1997 has ever reached the quorum. For this reason, it is generally believed to be unlikely that it takes place in this case, above all considering the turnout constantly falling in recent years even in political and administrative elections.
Who can vote
Italian citizens residing in Italy at the polls; Italian citizens registered in AIRE until June 5 with cards received at home; Italian citizens out of office not registered in AIRE should have requested the cards well in advance.
What the referendums at work say
There are four questions. The former abolishes in its entirety in so -called “Jobs Act” which was wanted by the Renzi government, when Renzi was secretary of the Democratic Party. In essence, in the event of dismissal without reason (“just cause”, or illegal behavior) a company of more than 15 employees would have the obligation to reintegrate the worker. The second concerns companies with no more than 15 employees, that is, the large majority in Italy: the worker fired without just cause now perceives 6 monthly compensation, in the future the judge could establish the sum based on the severity of the damage suffered. The third intends to put a brake on the abuse of term contracts by modifying the law (also this of the Renzi government) according to which a contract can be entered into less than 12 months of duration, without reasons. The fourth concerns the security, to protect those who work in subcontracting companies: if it passed, the employee who had an accident (for example bricklayer in a construction site) could also claim on the contractor (who commissioned the employee’s employer work) and also on the client (a public body and also a private entity, for the principle that must verify security). The theme is very felt in a country where two people die on average per day at work.
What the referendum on citizenship says
Modifies the current law in force since 1992 which provides for an adult non -EU citizen at least 10 years of continuous residence in Italy before being able to ask for citizenship. The term would go to 5 years (as it was in the previous law). The promoters of this question (the party + Europe of Riccardo Magi and the former radical Emma Bonino, as well as numerous associations for civil rights) are the same ones who would have liked to approve in Parliament a law to facilitate the obtaining of the majority for minors who grew up in Italy (who now have to wait for the 18th birthday and in any case demonstrate the 10 years of continuous residence). This referendum is another horn of the matter, but would have a great impact on hundreds of thousands of immigrants; The obstacle path to citizenship (between bureaucratic delays, checks, research of documents are necessary at least three years from the request, but they can become many more) would remain the same as but. would start before. In any case, he will not solve the problem of the kids who find themselves having to ask a visa to participate in the school trip to Paris, or cannot contribute to sports initiatives, because “they are not Italian”. It is not enough to be born in Italy to become Italian; You have to have at least one parent already citizen. We call it ius sanguinis, blood law, in opposition to ius soli or land law (the one in force in the countries of Anglo -Saxon law like the United States, even if Trump would like to abolish it: just be born in the USA to be an American citizen).
What would change?
For workers, major protections, but above all for small and medium -sized enterprises, several potential problems, with the risk of paying much more money in compensation. For immigrants, a shorter path even if not easier for the coveted right to call himself Italians.
When will you know?
We vote on Sunday 8 from 7 to 23, Monday 9 from 7 to 15. The indication on the quorum, however, will arrive much earlier with the turnout data; If the quorum is reached, it is almost certain that the yes win.
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