Less than a third of eligible voters turned out for a poll that would have made it easier for foreigners to become citizens, and strengthened labor rights.

A referendum in Italy on easing citizenship rules and enhancing workers' rights has been declared invalid.Around 30% of voters participated - well short of the 50% threshold required to make the vote binding - in the poll,

Low turnout for two-day plebiscite aimed at granting faster citizenship to immigrants garners below 50% threshold needed to pass