US EditionItalians vote on easing citizenship requirements, reversing labour reform
- On June 8 and 9, 2025, Italians began voting in a two-day referendum in Rome to ease citizenship requirements and change labor laws.
- The vote followed an NGO-led petition signed by over 500,000 voters seeking to halve the residency period for citizenship from 10 to 5 years and alter worker protections.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing coalition have chosen to boycott the referendum, encouraging their supporters to abstain from voting and expressing strong approval of the existing citizenship legislation, describing it as highly effective and one of the most generous in Europe.
- Over 51 million Italians were eligible to vote, but turnout stood at just over 7% at noon, well below the 50% threshold required for binding results, raising doubts about the referendum's validity.
- If passed, the referendum could benefit around 2.5 million long-term foreign residents and facilitate citizenship for children born to non-EU parents, but low awareness and political divisions suggest uncertain outcomes.
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Italy Holds Referendum on Softening Citizenship Requirements
Italians are voting in a two-day referendum on a series of major reforms, including whether to ease citizenship laws. However, the vote may ultimately be void if it fails to meet the required turnout threshold. Opposition parties, as well as a leading trade union opposed to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government, are pushing the changes. After gathering millions of signatures in March, Italy’s CGIL labor union said it was able to trigger the…
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‘I was born here but I only received citizenship at the age of 18’: Italians head to the polls for referendums
Italians began voting over two days yesterday in referendums that would make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship, and on providing more job protections.
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