500,000 signatures collected for Italy referendum to reform citizenship laws, shortening residency and granting immediate citizenship to children.

Pro-migrant groups and opposition parties in Italy have gathered 500,000 signatures to initiate a referendum aimed at reforming strict citizenship laws. The proposal seeks to cut the residency requirement for citizenship from ten years to five and to allow new citizens to immediately pass nationality to their children. If approved, approximately 2.5 million foreigners could gain citizenship. The Constitutional Court will review the request, with a potential vote in 2025.

September 24, 2024
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