Italy is holding a citizenship referendum and it's proving so divisive that some, including the prime minister, are boycotting it.

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 ...

Low turnout scuttles Italy citizenship referendum The referendum, which sought to reduce the time it takes to become a naturalized citizen from 10 years to five, failed because fewer than 50% of ...

About half of Italy’s 5.4 million foreign residents could have been eligible to apply for citizenship if the vote had passed. The vote came at a time when Meloni has tightened citizenship laws, making ...

An Italian referendum on granting faster citizenship to immigrants has failed due to low voter turnout. Italy's right-wing government was against it and tried to boycott the democratic process.

ROME — Italy ‘s referendums aimed at relaxing citizenship laws and improving job protections failed on Monday due to low turnout, partial data showed. It was a clear defeat for the center-left ...

ROME — Italy's referendums aimed at relaxing citizenship laws and improving job protections failed on Monday because of low turnout. But organizers said that it contributed to restarting the ...

The referendum is “dangerous” and would extend access to citizenship “indiscriminately”, Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister, said in May. How significant is the referendum?

Italy's referendum fails on poor turnout Questions had covered citizenship rules, labour protections Opposition had hoped to build broader front against Meloni Outcome underscores Meloni ...

The referendum was initiated by a citizens' initiative and is supported by civil society groups. But for such a referendum to be valid, 50% of all voters in Italy have to turn up.

The referendum, which sought to reduce the time it takes to become a naturalized citizen from 10 years to five, failed because fewer than 50% of eligible voters took part in two days of voting.