Referendum 8 and 9 June, Mayor Lepore calls Bologna. “Quorum possible, go vote”

Bologna, June 6, 2025 – Reaching a quorum for the referendum scheduled for Sunday, June 8 and Monday, June 9 “is feasible.” These are the words of Matteo Lepore, mayor of Bologna, who this morning returned to talk about the consultation promoted by the Cgil scheduled for the weekend.

In the Municipality of Bologna, there are 296,877 eligible voters, of which 139,650 are male and 157,227 are female. Those eligible to vote already include non-residents, who amount to 7,448, of whom 2,194 have requested for work reasons, 5,237 for study and 17 for medical treatment. 445 ordinary polling stations, 300 foreign polling stations and 9 special polling stations will be set up. At this address, all the information on how to exercise the right to vote and the map of the polling stations.

Referendum, the appeal of Matteo Lepore, mayor of Bologna

"I think the quorum can be reached if many people really mobilize in the last few days to remember that there is this important vote on June 8 and 9 - argues Lepore -. I will also make an appeal to vote in these hours, in particular for the referendum on citizenship, and I think it is already a success to have mobilized millions of people in view of this great event, which will be a great success in any case, because when millions of people go to vote and participate it is really very important for our democracy".

But for Lepore, aligned with the five yeses , is the PD that is presenting itself at this deadline sufficiently compact and determined? "Yes, I believe that at this moment the party is united, then it is clear that sometimes there are different positions - the mayor replies -, but having different positions does not mean being divided: it means that there is plurality and that we are able to represent large segments of the culture and politics of our country".

A large party "I believe must have the ability to include and carry forward a project

alternative to that of this Government - the mayor of the Democratic Party then states - which is doing harm to the country. Meloni is not committed at all to economic and social policy and unfortunately we are seeing negative data both on industrial growth for 26 months now and an impoverishment of Italians. This is the priority today". Lepore, then, touches on the referendum topic also speaking shortly after in front of the students of Fermi for the inauguration of the mural dedicated to the 4 historical mayors of Bologna: "I remind everyone, because it is important to go and vote".

The mayor of San Lazzaro, Marilena Pillati

The mayor of San Lazzaro di Savena, the Democratic Marilena Pillati , also relaunches the referendum appointment with a post on Facebook: "Voting is not only a right, it is above all a civic duty. And it is, even more so, for those who have been called by citizens to represent the institutions". Voting, continues Pillati, "does not mean taking a trip to the polling station, taking a couple of photos and then going back home. Voting means actively participating in the democratic life of our country, also through a tool, that of the referendum, which is provided for by our Constitution, even if some seem to have forgotten it".

This is why "I will go to vote. I will vote five yeses ", the mayor of San Lazzaro says: "Five yeses against indiscriminate layoffs, for truly fair and less precarious work, to guarantee more safety for workers even in public contracts, to ensure greater integration for those who have decided to live, study and work in our country. But whatever your opinion, the important thing will be to go to vote and freely express your choice. See you at the polls".

The non-resident vote in the referendum

As in last year's European elections, the contribution of non-resident students and workers will be important. Youtrend on its social media, meanwhile, clarifies some numbers: "Who applied to vote as non-resident in the referendums? 67,305 Italians , mostly concentrated in the provinces of Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Padua, Florence and Pisa. In fact, 67% of the requests come from these provinces".

Bologna, obviously, drives the phenomenon thanks to the massive presence of people living outside the city, but who live or work under the Towers. "If for each province we consider the number of requests to vote outside the city limits in the referendums in relation to the resident population, at the top of the list is Bologna (0.76%) , ahead of Pisa (0.52%) and Turin (0.44%). Unlike the 2024 European elections, this time it was possible to ask to vote outside the city limits also for work and leisure reasons.

medical care, and not only for study reasons. Requests to vote away from home in referendums have nevertheless grown among students (from 24 thousand to 38 thousand).