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Trump’s 21st week back in office set to include China trade talks, LA riot control, sweeping travel ban

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President Donald Trump and his administration are expected to have a whirlwind 21st week back in the White House, including holding high-stakes trade talks with China in London on Monday and continuing efforts to quell wild riots in California targeting federal immigration officials.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (Getty Images)
China trade talks
Trump announced on Truth Social on Friday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer will head to London on Monday to continue trade talks with China after both nations installed tit-for-tat duty taxes on one another.
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«I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal. The meeting should go very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter!» Trump posted.
The planned meeting comes after Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday to discuss trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing.

Will the tariff truce with China give President Donald Trump a political bounce? (Fox News)
«I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal,» Trump said Thursday in a Truth Social post. «The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries.»
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Trump said the conversation focused «almost entirely» on trade and that Xi invited the U.S. president and first lady Melania Trump to visit China. Likewise, Trump reciprocated and invited Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to visit the U.S.
The Trump administration leveled tariffs as high as 145% on Chinese goods following the president’s reciprocal tariff plans in April, when China retaliated against the U.S. with tariffs of its own. China and the U.S. reached a preliminary trade agreement last month, which Trump said China violated in a Truth Social post at the end of May.

President Donald Trump invited the Chinese president to visit the U.S. after receiving an invitation to visit China. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)
Travel ban takes effect
Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning people from 12 foreign nations from traveling to the U.S., and imposing travel restrictions on seven other nations, as part of a crackdown on «dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm,» according to the White House.
The travel ban takes effect on Monday.
The ban will completely bar travelers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
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Seven other countries face partial travel restrictions, including Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
«The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas,» Trump said in a video posted Wednesday on social media. «We don’t want them.»
«In the 21st century, we’ve seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstayers from dangerous places all over the world,» he added. «Thanks to Biden’s open-door policies, today there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in our country.»
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Officials charged Mohamed Sabry Soliman last Monday with a hate crime, attempted first-degree murder, crimes against at-risk adults/elderly and other charges after he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel group, Run for Their Lives, in a Boulder park last Sunday. The Egyptian national was living in the U.S. illegally after entering on a work visa two years ago that has since expired, according to federal officials.
Trump’s travel restriction announcement sparked widespread backlash among Democrat lawmakers and critics on social media, who slammed Trump for allegedly promoting Islamophobia.

A law enforcement officer works to put out a fire during a protest in Compton, Calif., on June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
All eyes on California riots
Riots broke out in Los Angeles over the weekend as federal immigration officials converged on the left-wing city to carry out immigration raids as part of Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants who flooded into the nation under the Biden administration.
Violent protesters took to the streets and were seen throwing rocks and other materials at federal law enforcement officials, as well as setting cars on fire and looting local stores, in protest of the raids.
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Trump sent 2,000 National Guard soldiers to L.A. early Sunday to help restore order as immigration protests turned into riots, queuing up a week that will likely include fireworks from Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has repeatedly defended illegal immigrants amid the raids.
«Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest,» Trump posted to Truth Social early Sunday morning. «We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to to handle the task. These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED. Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!»

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass (Getty Images)
Newsom on Friday described the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles as «chaotic and reckless.»
«Continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as reckless as they are cruel. Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power America’s economy,» Newsom’s statement read.
The press office doubled down in support of shielding illegal immigrants from deportation in a response X post to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday.
«In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California,» Leavitt posted to X. «These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.»

A demonstrator waves a U.S. and Mexican flag during a protest in Compton, Calif., on June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Newsom’s office responded, «These are anything but basic. Your indiscriminate sweeps are terrifying entire communities and detaining hardworking, tax-paying Californians. It’s cruel escalation and must end.»
When asked about the riots and a handful of California Republicans pinning blame for the violence on Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for supporting illegal immigrants amid the raids, Newsom’s office compared the riots to sports celebrations.
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SLAM NEWSOM, BASS FOR LETTING LA BURN WITH RIOTS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION BLITZ
«LA riots? Have these geniuses ever seen what happens when the Eagles win a playoff game?» Izzy Gardon, Newsom’s communications director, told Fox News Digital, referring to how Philadelphia Eagles fans notoriously party after big-game wins.

Elon Musk has been sparring with President Donald Trump after working in his administration. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Elon Musk fallout
Tech billionaire Elon Musk wrapped up his tenure as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency late last month and then publicly attacked a sweeping piece of legislation promoted by Trump to fund his second administration’s agenda, sparking a fiery fight between the former allies that is expected to carry into this week.
«I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,» Musk posted to X on Tuesday. «This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.»
‘KILL BILL’: ELON MUSK’S CONSERVATIVE EVOLUTION PUTS HIM AT ODDS WITH TRUMP ON KEY LEGISLATION
Fiscal conservatives in Congress have spoken out against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as one that will increase the U.S. national debt by trillions, including Senate Republicans threatening to withhold support for the legislation after its passage in the House last month. Trump has defended the legislation as a bill that would lower taxes for Americans across the tax brackets while also tightening border security and allowing independent energy resources in the U.S. to prosper.
Musk continued slamming the legislation throughout the week, including urging lawmakers to «kill the bill» on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump said he was «disappointed» with Elon Musk after the billionaire criticized the «big, beautiful bill.» (Reuters)
On Thursday, Trump directly addressed Musk’s comments, saying in an Oval Office meeting with the chancellor of Germany that he was «disappointed» by Musk’s attacks on the legislation and said he was unsure how their friendly relationship would fare through the criticisms. Trump added that Musk’s disapproval of the bill was allegedly tied to its cuts to electrical vehicle mandates. Musk is the CEO of electric vehicle company Tesla.
«I’m very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it,» Trump said Thursday. «All of a sudden, he had a problem. And he only developed the problem when he found out that we’re going to have to cut the EV mandate.»
«Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore,» Trump added.
The pair later launched attacks on one another on social media.
«Elon was ‘wearing thin,’ I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!» Trump posted to X on Thursday.
ELON MUSK ‘DISAPPOINTED’ BY TRUMP’S SPENDING BILL, SAYS IT UNDERMINES WHAT DOGE IS DOING
«Such an obvious lie. So sad,» Musk responded on X.
Later Thursday, Musk posted a now-deleted message reading: «@RealDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files,» Musk wrote on X. «That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!»
Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he assumes his relationship with Musk is over, while warning that Musk would «pay the consequences» if he launches campaign initiatives backing Democrats ahead of the midterms next year.
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«I’m too busy doing other things,» Trump told NBC News on Saturday when asked about his relationship with Musk. «You know, I won an election in a landslide. I gave him a lot of breaks long before this happened. I gave him breaks in my first administration and saved his life in my first administration. I have no intention of speaking to him.»
Fox News Digital’s Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
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UN’s nuclear watchdog warns its unable to confirm Iran’s program is ‘entirely peaceful’

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Iran’s refusal to play ball with the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog, which is charged with monitoring all nations’ nuclear programs, has meant the body cannot verify whether Tehran’s program is «entirely peaceful» despite the regime’s claims.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, on Monday issued a warning statement that the agency has not only long been barred access to old and new nuclear sites, but that Iran has scrubbed locations in an apparent move to cover up its activities.
In 2020, the IAEA found man-made particles of enriched uranium at three sites, including Varamin, Marivan and Turquzabad. The locations were previously utilized in Iran’s nuclear program and gave the agency credence to believe Tehran had once again turned to deadly nuclear ambitions.
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Rafael Grossi is increasingly concerned about Iran’s nuclear program. (Albert Otti/picture alliance via Getty Images)
«Since then, we have been seeking explanations and clarifications from Iran for the presence of these uranium particles, including through a number of high-level meetings and consultations in which I have been personally involved,» Grossi said. «Unfortunately, Iran has repeatedly either not answered, or not provided technically credible answers to, the Agency’s questions.
«It has also sought to sanitize the locations, which has impeded Agency verification activities,» he added.
Grossi, who confirmed during an April trip to Washington, D.C. that the IAEA has not been involved in nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, said on Monday that he has been working «closely and intensively» with both parties in «support of their bilateral negotiation[s].»
The warning comes after the IAEA in a report late last month, also confirmed that Iran had drastically increased its stockpile of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium by nearly 35% in three months.
IRAN’S KHAMENEI REJECTS US ZERO URANIUM ENRICHMENT DEMAND AS ‘100% AGAINST’ ITS INTERESTS

This photo released on Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
In February, the IAEA assessed that Tehran possessed 274.8 kilograms (605.8 pounds) worth of uranium enriched to 60%, but on May 17th it found Iran now has some 408.6 kilograms (900.8 pounds) – meaning the regime is just a technical step away from being able to make up to 10 nuclear warheads.
Last week, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came out in strong opposition to a U.S. proposal submitted to Tehran to end its nuclear program, though it remains unclear what details were included in the document, including on enrichment capabilities, and on Sunday, Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed the proposal didn’t include any sanction relief.
The White House has remained tight-lipped about what was included in the document, though according to some reporting, President Donald Trump gave Iran until June 11 to reach a deal with the U.S., though Fox News Digital could not independently verify these claims.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that «The U.S. proposal is not acceptable to us. It was not the result of previous rounds of negotiations.»

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on May 26, 2025. An interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States is not on Iran’s agenda, Baghaei said. (Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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«We will present our own proposal to the other side via Oman after it is finalized. This proposal is reasonable, logical, and balanced,» Baghaei reportedly said.
Some reporting has also suggested Iran might submit their proposal as soon as June 10, though the Iranian UN mission in the U.S. would not comment on or confirm these claims.
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Harris ripped for ‘appalling’ LA ICE raids statement placing blame on Trump: ‘The country dodged a bullet’

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris was slammed by conservatives on social media after she issued a statement on the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, blaming the Trump administration and calling the unrest «overwhelmingly peaceful.»
«Los Angeles is my home,» Harris posted Sunday as riots had broken out across the city for several days, led by protesters upset with federal agents arresting illegal immigrants in the city, prompting the Trump administration to send in the National Guard.
«And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city,» she said. «Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.»
Harris added that the Trump administration is not concerned about «public safety» but rather «stoking fear.»
ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS IN LOS ANGELES SPIT ON AND BURN AMERICAN FLAG
Former Vice President Kamala Harris was widely mocked on social media by conservatives over her response to the LA anti-ICE riots. (Getty)
«Protest is a powerful tool — essential in the fight for justice. And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful,» Harris said. «I continue to support the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.»
Harris’ comments were immediately criticized by conservatives online and by Trump officials.
«The country really dodged a bullet in November,» Fox News contributor Guy Benson posted on X.
In another post, Benson added, «Their official position is that they’re appalled by what’s happening in Los Angeles…because of Trump and ICE, not the violent rioters. In its current form, this party cannot be salvaged.»
FBI SEARCHING FOR SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED FEDERAL OFFICER DURING ANTI-ICE RIOTS IN LOS ANGELES

Police officers are enveloped in a cloud of smoke from tear gas and percussion grenades while guarding a highway on-ramp during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (Omar Younis/Reuters)
«Thank you, America, for employing brain cells and rejecting this woman’s quest to become president of the United States,» Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich posted on X.
Others, including the conservative influencer account LibsofTikTok, took issue with Harris calling the unrest «mostly peaceful» by responding with pictures of rioters burning cars and attacking law enforcement.
«No surprise[sic] that the most incompetent Vice President in history stands with the illegal alien rioters,» GOP Sen. Tom Cotton posted on X.
White House principal deputy press secretary Harrison Fields responded on X by saying, «America’s statement» along with a photo showing the gains President Donald Trump made across the country in the November 2024 election.
«No one is interested in your opinion,» Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Leo Terrell posted on X.
«President Trump didn’t start these riots,» California GOP gubernatorial candidate and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco posted on X. «He’s not out there lighting cars on fire, hurling projectiles at law enforcement or blocking freeways. This statement is an embarrassment and does nothing to diffuse the violent riots taking place across the city.»
«The Democrats and their ‘leaders’ own this.»
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Then-Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press)
Steve Hilton, a Fox News contributor also running for California governor as a Republican, posted on X, «In this appalling statement you are siding with violent criminals over California communities; rioters over law enforcement; illegal immigrants over legal immigrants and American citizens.»
«You are a pandering machine politician who should never hold public office again.»
White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson posted on X, «We all know you support lawless, violent, illegal alien rioters. That’s why you lost so badly in November. Back to irrelevancy you go!»
Fox News Digital reached out to Harris’ office for comment but did not receive a reply.
Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to the city in an effort to quell some of the unrest, much to the dismay of Democratic officials.
The violent protests erupted as ICE officials carried out plans to remove individuals illegally residing in the left-wing city, which dubbed itself a «sanctuary» for illegal immigrants in November 2024 before Trump was sworn back into the Oval Office in January.
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Demonstrators protest outside a downtown jail in Los Angeles following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 8, 2025. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
ICE raids began Friday, with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issuing a statement supporting illegal immigrants in the city and bucking the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom similarly criticized ICE efforts, branding the immigration raids «chaotic and reckless.»
«Continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as reckless as they are cruel,» a statement from the governor read. «Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power America’s economy.»
During the riots, ICE officers were targeted with violence that included throwing rocks and other projectiles along with vandalism in the form of graffiti calling for violence against ICE officers.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks shared a photo of one Border Patrol agent’s bloody hand, which was injured by a rock flying through the windshield. Federal sources said agents could have been killed by the flying debris and several officers have been reported as injured during the rioting.
ICE agents captured the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal immigrants during Friday operations, including murderers, sex offenders and other violent criminals, the agency said Sunday.

Los Angeles County Sheriffs stand during a protest in Compton, California, on Saturday, June 7, 2025 after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
About 45 people were arrested across several locations, including two Home Depot stores, a store in the fashion district and a doughnut shop.
«Why do Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass care more about violent murderers and sex offenders than they do about protecting their own citizens?» asked Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
«These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets,» she said. «Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers every single day who wake up and make our communities safer.»
Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley, Emma Colton, Greg Wehner and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
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Los referéndums en Italia sobre ciudadanía y trabajo fracasaron por la baja participación y fortalecen a Meloni

La estrategia de Giorgia Meloni funcionó. Los cinco referendos celebrados en Italia durante el fin de semana para reformar las leyes de ciudadanía y ampliar las protecciones laborales fracasaron estrepitosamente debido a la baja participación ciudadana, que apenas alcanzó el 30% del censo electoral. Una cifra muy alejada del 50% más uno necesario para que las consultas fueran válidas y que representa una victoria política para la primera ministra ultraderechista, cuyo Gobierno promovió activamente la abstención.
El resultado supone un duro revés para la oposición de centro-izquierda y los sindicatos, que habían impulsado estas consultas como una forma de presionar al Ejecutivo y movilizar a sus bases en torno a dos temas especialmente sensibles: la integración de los inmigrantes y los derechos de los trabajadores. En su lugar, han cosechado una derrota que Meloni y sus aliados no tardaron en celebrar como una demostración de su solidez política.
“El único objetivo real de este referéndum era hacer caer al Gobierno de Meloni. Al final, fueron los italianos quienes los hicieron caer a ustedes”, proclamó Hermanos de Italia, el partido de la primera ministra, en un mensaje triunfal en redes sociales acompañado de fotografías de los líderes de la oposición. La provocación resume el tono combativo con el que la derecha italiana vivió esta jornada, convertida en un test político para medir la capacidad de movilización de unos y otros.

Los datos oficiales, procedentes de casi el 90% de las mesas electorales, confirmaron que la participación se mantuvo estancada en torno al 30% tras dos días de votación. Una cifra que no solo frustra las aspiraciones reformistas de la izquierda, sino que además pone de manifiesto la creciente desafección de los italianos hacia este instrumento de participación democrática.
El ministro de Exteriores, Antonio Tajani (Forza Italia), no ocultó su satisfacción: “El Gobierno sale fortalecido y la oposición, debilitada”. Su colega en el Ejecutivo, el ultraderechista Matteo Salvini (Liga), fue aún más directo al calificar el resultado como “una derrota aplastante para la izquierda”, que según él “ni siquiera es capaz de movilizar a sus propios votantes”.

De las cinco consultas celebradas, la más polémica era la que proponía reducir de 10 a 5 años el período de residencia legal necesario para obtener la ciudadanía italiana. Una medida que habría beneficiado a unos 2,5 millones de extranjeros que actualmente luchan por conseguir el pasaporte italiano y que habría facilitado también la nacionalización de sus hijos menores.
Para sus defensores, se trataba de una reforma de justicia social que habría permitido a los italianos de segunda generación —nacidos en el país pero de padres extracomunitarios— acceder más fácilmente a derechos básicos como el voto, el empleo público o la libre circulación por la Unión Europea. Para sus detractores, encabezados por Salvini, suponía una “regalía” inaceptable que rebajaría los requisitos para ser ciudadano italiano.
El escrutinio reveló, además, una curiosa paradoja: incluso entre quienes decidieron votar, el apoyo a esta propuesta fue tibio. Mientras que los cuatro referendos laborales cosecharon más del 80% de votos favorables, la consulta sobre ciudadanía apenas logró entre el 60% y el 65% de síes. Una diferencia de 20 puntos que ilustra las reticencias que genera el tema migratorio incluso en sectores progresistas de la sociedad italiana.
Los otros cuatro referendos abordaban cuestiones laborales promovidas por la Confederación General Italiana del Trabajo (CGIL), el principal sindicato del país. Sus propuestas buscaban derogar varias normas introducidas en los últimos años que, según los sindicatos, han precarizado el empleo y debilitado los derechos de los trabajadores.
Entre las medidas más destacadas figuraba la eliminación de la norma que permite a las empresas de más de 15 empleados no reincorporar a un trabajador tras un despido declarado improcedente por un juez. También se proponía suprimir el límite de indemnización por despido injustificado en pequeñas empresas y aumentar la responsabilidad de los empleadores en casos de accidentes laborales.
Para la CGIL, estas reformas eran imprescindibles para devolver dignidad al trabajo en un país donde la precariedad laboral se extendió especialmente entre los jóvenes. Sin embargo, el Gobierno las consideraba un retroceso que habría perjudicado la competitividad de las empresas italianas.

Maurizio Landini, secretario general de CGIL e impulsor de la iniciativa, asumió la derrota con amargura pero sin dramatismo. “Sabíamos que no sería un paseo por el parque”, declaró, descartando dimitir pese al fracaso de unas consultas estrechamente asociadas a su liderazgo. “Hay una crisis obvia de democracia y participación”, añadió, en una reflexión que trasciende el resultado concreto de estos referendos.
El dirigente sindical se aferró a los 14 millones de ciudadanos que sí participaron en las consultas para reivindicar que los temas abordados siguen siendo relevantes. “Es un punto de partida”, insistió, aunque reconoció implícitamente que la estrategia seguida no ha dado los frutos esperados.
Uno de los factores que explican el fracaso de las consultas fue la escasa visibilidad que tuvieron en los medios de comunicación y el debate público. Las encuestas realizadas en mayo revelaron que solo el 46% de los italianos conocía las cuestiones sometidas a referéndum, una cifra que evidencia las dificultades de la oposición para trasladar su mensaje a la sociedad.
La autoridad de comunicaciones AGCOM llegó a presentar una queja formal contra la televisión pública RAI y otras cadenas por la falta de cobertura “adecuada y equilibrada” de las consultas. Una situación que contrastó con el activismo desplegado por el Gobierno para promover la abstención.
Salvini, por ejemplo, aprovechó un acto del grupo Patriotas por Europa —que reúne a líderes de la ultraderecha continental— para reiterar su oposición a las reformas horas antes del cierre de las urnas. “La nacionalidad no es un regalo”, declaró. “Pedimos reglas más claras y estrictas para ser ciudadanos italianos, no basta con unos años más de residencia”.

El fracaso de estos referendos se inscribe en una tendencia más amplia de desafección hacia este instrumento de participación democrática. Desde 1997, solo dos consultas populares han logrado superar el quorum del 50%: la celebrada en 2011 sobre la gestión pública del agua (54,8% de participación) y la de 2020 para reducir el número de parlamentarios de 945 a 600.
Lorenzo Pregliasco, analista político de la consultora YouTrend, consideró que estos datos obligan a repensar el funcionamiento de la institución referendaria. “Muchos creen que debería revisarse a la luz de los altos niveles de abstención y que el umbral de participación debería reducirse”, explicó.
Los cinco referendos fueron impulsados inicialmente por Riccardo Magi, diputado del partido progresista +Europa, y posteriormente respaldados por otras formaciones de izquierda, asociaciones civiles y sindicatos. La iniciativa logró reunir más de 637.000 firmas, muy por encima de las 500.000 necesarias para convocar las consultas.
Sin embargo, conseguir las firmas resultó más fácil que movilizar a los votantes. El resultado deja a Meloni en una posición de fortaleza frente a una oposición que deberá repensar sus estrategias si quiere hacer frente al creciente dominio de la derecha en la política italiana.
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