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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 holds a referendum on December 4, 2016 on proposed constitutional reforms that are considered the most important in the eurozone country since World War II.

Italy will hold a referendum on Sunday on whether or not to change the country’s constitution. The country’s centre-left Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi , has promised to resign if the electorate ...

Italy holds a referendum on December 4, 2016 on proposed constitutional reforms that are considered the most important in the eurozone country since World War II.

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