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Referendum in Italy fails due to low voter turnout: Is the democracy in danger?

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Italians vote on citizenship and job protections

Only 30 percent of the 51 million eligible Italians cast their vote at the referendum. Source: Anadolu / Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty Images

While people in LA are protesting against US President Donald Trump's controversial migration policy, a referendum in Italy to ease migration laws failed due to low voter turnout. The result is a success for far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who had called on the population to boycott the vote.

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While people in LA are protesting against US President Donald Trump's controversial migration policy, a referendum in Italy to ease migration laws failed due to low voter turnout. The result is a success for far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who had called on the population to boycott the vote.

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