Maurizio Landini, leader of the CGIL trade union that proposed the five referenda on labour and citizenship rights that have failed to reach a quorum, acknowledged Monday that this goal had not been achieved but said the issues posed were still on the table.
With over half the votes tallied the referenda had reached just under 30%.
The referenda, first proposed by Italy's biggest and most leftwing trade union CGIL, sought to abolish a series of regulations, four regarding labour legislation, including three stemming from the 2016 Jobs Act liberalising the labour market, and one on the rules for non-EU citizens to gain Italian citizenship.
A yes to the citizenship vote would have halved the number of years of residence in Italy necessary for non-EU citizens to be eligible to apply for Italian citizenship from 10 to five.
"Our objective was to reach the quorum, it is clear that we have not reached it.
