Malet says that in the 1970s and 1980s, the abrogative referendum played an important role in giving Italian politics a powerful veto tool. Today, however, he views this popular right more ...

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 ...

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.