Last days of the election campaign for the referendum committees and parties in view of the vote of 8 and 9 June. The challenge of the quorum, underlines Maurizio Landini who with the CGIL collected the signatures for the questions at work “I think it is reachable”. This is why initiatives and appeals multiply.
While in center -right The ‘political’ abstention line is reiterated to reject the proposals. The center -leftalthough engaged with different shades on the five questions on work and citizenship, he cheers compactly for a large participation that may be a signal to the majority.
«We are committed to reaching the quorum – reiterated the secretary dem Elly Schlein – And I hope that Italy surprises us with a great participation, despite the serious appeals in the abstention arrived “by the forces that support the government” because they are afraid “. According to the secretary dem, among other things, there will also be “many of Forza Italia” who will vote for the question about citizenship.
They reiterate that Meanwhile, the two vice -premier will abstain. Matteo Salvini, (“I am abroad for work, so I don’t withdraw anything because I am not in Italy”) and Antonio Tajani. «I will not go to vote – reiterates the blue leader – because I believe it is right, as is foreseen by the Constitution, do not reach the quorum. When there is a quorum there is also a non -vote, which has nothing to do with abstention and other political choices “. Tajani, recalls that Giorgio Napolitano also invited not to vote, as well as Marco Pannella father of the referendum in Italy, who “invited not to vote when there was a referendum that did not share”.
But in his party there are those who get away. The President of the Calabria Region and Vice Secretary Azzurro, Roberto Occhiuto, for example, says that he will not go to the sea but will go to the polls and vote 5 no.
“In a Calabria with such a low vote, the President of the Region goes to vote”, the argument. Meanwhile, appeals are multiplying to the participation of exponents of civil society but also testimonials of the artistic or sporting world.
To take the field for the referendum on citizenshipwhich shortens from 10 to 5 years the time of legal permanence in Italy in order to start the practices, is the singer of Tunisian origins Ghali. And still Malika Ayane, Giorgia and Brunori Sas, Marco Mengoni. The appeal of the National Volleyball coach of the women’s volleyball winner of the Paris Olympics also arrives from the sports world, Julio Velasco. Thanks to those who appeal to the Italians “so that on Sunday and Monday they go to vote yes – they say from the referendum committee – to give citizenship to all those Italians who for a 30 -year -old law are sentenced to be foreigners at home”.
Meanwhile, with the approach of the appointment there is greater information coverage. The Council of the Authority for Guarantees in Communications (AGCOM) has, in fact, detected “a turnaround Compared to the call aimed at all the issuers who had been approved in the session of 13 May to guarantee adequate information coverage on the five themes covered by the referendums “.
In the meantime, the center -left also prepares the two events on Palestine. A “necessary” square against “the genocide in progress in Gaza”reiterates the leader M5s Giuseppe Conte, who will be on Saturday in Piazza San Giovanni. The day before the initiative organized by Matteo Renzi and Carlo Calenda in Milan will be held. «I will not participate in either of the two” events for Gaza, the mayor says Beppe Sala. “I point out – short size on the point – that when there are elections or referendums” as in the case of this weekend “the management is quite complex, so I prefer to remain concentrated on ensuring that the referendums take place correctly”.