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A man casts his ballot on referendums on citizenship and job protections at a polling station in Rome, 8 June, 2025 ...
Official data on Monday evening showed around 30% of eligible voters cast a ballot, far below the necessary threshold.
Italy’s referendums aimed at relaxing citizenship laws and improving job protections failed on Monday because of low turnout.
The referendum, which sought to reduce the time it takes to become a naturalized citizen from 10 years to five, failed ...
It was a clear defeat for the center-left opposition and a victory for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the ruling ...
Less than a third of eligible voters turned out for a poll that would have made it easier for foreigners to become citizens, ...
Italians have been voting in five referendums on Monday and Sunday regarding citizenship laws for children born in Italy to ...
Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP In this week's Inside Italy review, we look at how PM Giorgia Meloni’s government is sabotaging a pivotal referendum which could make 2.5 million people eligible for ...
Geert Wilders is one of the few Dutch politicians to celebrate the result of Italy’s constitutional referendum as another victory for populist forces across Europe. He took to Twitter to ...
A petition collected half a million signatures in support of a referendum on decriminalising cannabis. Now Italy's Supreme Court will decide if it can go ahead. Italy could add decriminalising ...
If Italy's constitutional court approves the petition, there could be a referendum next year. At present, Italian law does not allow for active euthanasia, defined as the deliberate administration ...