Sonny Olumati was born in Rome and has lived in Italy all his life but the country he calls home does not recognise him as its own.To Italy, Sonny is Nigerian, like his passport, and the 39-year-old ...

Italy’s referendums aimed at relaxing citizenship laws and improving job protections have failed on because of low turnout. That's according to final data on Monday.

An Italian referendum on granting faster citizenship to immigrants has failed due to a low turnout, as voters heeded Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s call to boycott the ballot.

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 ...

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -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 ...

ROME — An Italian referendum on granting faster citizenship to certain immigrants and seeking to strengthen labor rights failed because of low turnout, after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia ...

Italy’s latest referendums fell short of reaching the required turnout. Political scientist Giorgio Malet puts the results into perspective.

Low voter turnout on Monday sank Italian opposition referendum proposals to ease citizenship laws and tighten job protection rules, with senior figures in the coalition of Prime Minister Giorgia ...

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.

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 ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People prepare to vote during a referendum on employment and Italian citizenship at a polling station in Rome, Italy, June 8, 2025.