US EditionCitizenship Referendum Fails in Italy
- Italy's referendum aimed at simplifying citizenship procedures and enhancing worker protections failed on Monday after voter turnout reached just 30.6%, falling short of the required 50% participation threshold.
- Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing coalition encouraged their supporters to abstain from voting, leading to low turnout that ultimately invalidated the referendum.
- The referendum included five proposals aiming to reduce residency for citizenship from 10 to 5 years and to enhance job protections, affecting about 2.5 million foreign nationals.
- Despite over 65% of votes supporting citizenship reform and nearly 90% backing labour protections, opinion polls showed only 46% of Italians knew about the referendum, with complaints about poor media coverage.
- The referendum's failure marks a setback for the centre-left and migrant integration groups, while strengthening Meloni's government and renewing calls to revise Italy's referendum laws.
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Italians have thwarted a left-wing referendum that proposed, among other things, faster citizenship for immigrants, along with additional benefits. According to Magyar Nemzet, this means that Italians have decided to reclaim the security and dignity of their cities.
Italy’s Citizenship Referendum Fails - Worthy Christian News
By Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief ROME (Worthy News) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had reasons to celebrate Wednesday as most Italians followed her call to stay away from a referendum on easing citizenship laws for migrants. In a significant setback for the leftist opposition, official results showed that the vote was declared invalid as fewer than the required 50 percent of eligible voters bothered to cast ballots. “I …
The no to the easy citizenships for foreigners even among those who went to vote puts definitively bare the ideological absurdities of Schlein and comrades. But they do not open up and continue to give racists to those who emphasize the immigration problem. According to Luciano Violante, the ...
Italy's referendum flop bolsters Meloni, reveals divide on left over citizenship
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni snubbed a referendum on easing citizenship laws but has emerged stronger from the vote as the leftist opposition failed to mobilise mass opposition to her right-wing government after nearly three years in power. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Press Release: CRV - Donuts: "Citizenship: referendum rejected by the people, even by the left"
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