Referendum: five Yes votes to defeat Meloni's arrogance, the only prime minister to invite people not to vote

This is the appeal to vote from the secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein

On Sunday and Monday, Italians have the extraordinary opportunity to go and vote five Yes votes in the referendums to fight precariousness, to defend workers who have been unfairly fired, to increase safety at work and to halve the years of residence in Italy required for a foreigner to apply for Italian citizenship. I find it shameful that the Prime Minister is campaigning for abstention . She is afraid of participation and she is afraid of the free expression of the vote of Italians on issues that are fundamental to everyday life. Like citizenship, work, precariousness.

I heard that Giorgia Meloni said she was completely against halving the time to obtain citizenship. My question for the prime minister is very simple: but if she is so against halving the years of waiting for citizenship, why doesn't she go and vote " No "? Why does she want to bury these referendums? Why does she want the votes of millions of citizens who will go to the polls to count for nothing? It seems to me that this is a disgrace. I say to Giorgia Meloni: at least have the courage to say that she is also against referendums on work that fight precariousness. I heard her grasping at straws. Saying that referendums on work are just settling scores on the left . Nothing could be further from the truth. What we are discussing are state laws that citizens can change with their vote. It is incredible that the prime minister does not say what he thinks of some state laws that these referendums call into question. Then have the courage to say that she is against increasing safety at work and fighting precariousness.

The truth is that this government has only increased precariousness since it has been in office. Today I read another statement by Giorgia Meloni that surprised me. She says that the outcome of the regional elections that will take place soon is not decisive for the government. I ask her what is decisive for her government. Perhaps the 25 consecutive months of decline in Italian industrial production? Perhaps the salaries among the lowest in Europe , photographed by Istat and Eurostat? Perhaps the waiting lists that force six million Italians to give up treatment? We are here to build the alternative. And let's start by voting five Yes. But I also appeal to those who are against those questions: say you are against it, the important thing is to go and vote.