00:00A referendum in Italy on easing access to citizenship and boosting worker protection failed due to low turnout.
00:10To be valid, the vote required participation from at least 50% plus one of eligible voters.
00:18However, Italian authorities said slightly less than 30% of eligible voters had cast their ballots at the end of two days of voting.
00:28One ballot question asked voters whether the residency requirement for Italian citizenship should be cut from ten to five years.
00:38The remaining four questions addressed recent reforms on labour rights and protections.
00:44The proposals came from Italy's unions and left-wing opposition parties.
00:49But the ruling coalition opposed the measures, with some politicians urging voters to stay away and sink the turnout below the quorum threshold.
00:59Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Malone went to the polling station but deliberately left without voting.
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