Milan, 11 May (LaPresse) – ‘Seeing that as usual she has taken refuge in silence, I would like to know what Giorgia Meloni thinks about these referendums and whether she shares the shameful call for abstention launched by President Ignazio La Russa’. This was stated by the Pd secretary, Elly Schlein, in an interview with Repubblica. La Russa 'is not just any militant, he is the president of the Senate. And it is really serious that the second office of the State invites people to desert the polls: in this way he betrays a constitutional principle that establishes the vote not only as a right, but also as a civic duty. But we know that the extreme right in government does not care at all about principles and rights. That is why I hope that the wave of participation will be as great as possible: it would be the best response to such arrogance,' said the Dem leader, adding: 'The facts say that this government, which is increasing precariousness, wants to silence a referendum with which citizens have the opportunity to change the living conditions of millions of workers.