Justice Referendum: live results

6:35 PM:The final voter turnout for the constitutional referendum on justice reform is nearly 59% (58.93%) based on the data available on the Eligendo site of the Ministry of the Interior. 

6:21 PM:According to the data available on the Eligendo site of the Ministry of the Interior, with 61,211 out of 61,533 polling stations counted, in the constitutional referendum on justice reform, No is at 53.74% while Yes is at 46.26%.

6:02 PM:  "This is a clear political message for Meloni and the government that they must reflect and listen to the country and what the true priorities are." Thus spoke the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, speaking at Nazareno. "This was not a vote for conservation, but a conscious one that not every change improves the lives of citizens. This gives us a great responsibility; we will take it upon ourselves to listen to the country and propose reforms that improve the lives of citizens. Justice can and must be improved, but it cannot be done by placing it under the government," she adds. 

5:20 PM: "The sovereign people have spoken, and we bow to their will. They expressed themselves with a very high degree of participation, and this, regardless of the outcome, is a great test of democracy. We did everything possible to make the importance of a reform that would make justice fairer and Italy freer understood. However, the Italians had a different opinion and we acknowledge this with the utmost respect." Thus spoke the secretary of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani

5:08 PM: Following the outcome of the referendum on Justice, the Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio stated: "I respectfully acknowledge the decision of the sovereign people. It is not our intention to attribute any political significance to this vote."

4:54 PM: Meloni: "The Italians have decided. And we respect this decision. We will move forward, as we have always done, with responsibility, determination, and respect for the Italian people and for Italy." She said this in a video message commenting on the victory of No in the referendum on justice. 

4:34 PM:  "It has been shown that the Constitution should not be changed, should not be distorted, but should be applied. It is a message of unity. Given this beautiful result, this beautiful day, we think it is also useful to tell everyone who wants to celebrate with us that around 6:00-6:30 PM we can meet at Piazza Barberini. A new spring has begun in our country." Thus spoke the general secretary of the Cgil, Maurizio Landini, from the Civil Society Committee for the no to the referendum gathered at the Frentani Congress Center in Rome, emphasizing "the tremendous participation in the vote" and "the defense of the autonomy and independence of the judiciary."

4:33 PM:  "A splendid message also for the opposition, from here on the wind changes, the music changes, we begin to look at the elections with a different spirit." This was stated by Nicola Fratoianni regarding the result of the referendum 

4:28 PM:  "It seems to me that the game is essentially closed: the no, quite surprisingly, has won the referendum. Regardless of how the supporters of both sides thought, today a huge political fact is taking place: when the people speak, the palace must listen, this is an important message for Meloni, who for years has told us she is blessed and kissed by popular consensus." This was said by the leader of Italia Viva Matteo Renzi. 

4:23 PM: "It really seems that the no has won, I am very happy" about this "battle for the defense of the autonomy and independence of the judiciary." Thus Giovanni Bachelet, president of the Civil Society Committee for the No "I am happy - he added - and I think it is a victory like that of the partisan struggle or the referendum with a very small margin between monarchy and republic and not just for us but also for all those in favor, because it is a guarantee for all citizens and everyone will be happy in the long run that the no has won." 

4:21 PM: "We did it! Long live the Constitution!" This is what the president of the 5 Star Movement, Giuseppe Conte, wrote on social media.

4:18 PM:  With over half of the polling stations counted the no is ahead of the yes, with 54.57% of the votes against 45.43%. These are the data reported by the Eligendo website, which is continuously updated.

4:06 PM: «Victory for the NO in the constitutional referendum on justice». This is reported on X by Youtrend, highlighting that «with 20,932 sections out of 61,533 the lead is now insurmountable». 

3:59 PM: In Sicily the no is ahead. 1,342 sections out of 5,306. Yes at 38.76%, No at 61.24.

3:58 PM: The NO is ahead. Sections received from Italy: 17,894 out of 61,533. Yes at 45.69%. No at 54.31

3:45 PM: According to the first projection from the Consorzio Opinio Italia for Rai on the constitutional referendum on justice reform, Yes is at 46.9% and No is at 53.1%, with a sample coverage of 12%. 

3:44 PM:   The second instant poll by Swg for La 7 indicates the prevalence of No in the referendum on justice reform, with a range between 50% and 54%. Yes would instead be between 46% and 50%. Coverage at 87%

3:37 PM:  In Sicily, when 134 sections out of 5,306 have been counted for the constitutional referendum vote, the «no» is leading with 65.42%. The «yes» is at 34.58%

3:18 PM:  the turnout for the constitutional referendum on justice reform is 58.71%, according to reports on the Viminale website, when 40,774 sections out of 61,533 are available.

3:05 PM: According to the first exit poll from the Consorzio Opinio Italia for Rai on the constitutional referendum on justice reform, Yes is at 47%-51% and No is at 49-53%. Sample coverage 83%.