The referendum was initiated by a citizens' initiative and is supported by civil society groups. But for such a referendum to be valid, 50% of all voters in Italy have to turn up.

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.

A referendum in Italy on citizenship requirements and job protection is likely to have failed, as turnout was far below the required threshold, polling agency YouTrend said on Monday.

The Italian senate's unanimous support for the Lisbon Treaty will force Ireland into a second referendum or some other way to ratify, Italian politicians said. Ireland is looking increasingly ...

By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - The euro looked to have dodged a bullet when Italy's would-be eurosceptic coalition government collapsed at the weekend, but it may turn out to have been the opening ...

The legal status of cannabis in Italy Italy was the first country in Europe to decriminalise cannabis for personal use, following a 1993 referendum promoted by the Radical Party (Partito Radicale).

It’s now a familiar refrain: A European prime minister calls a referendum, his job could be on the line and markets are getting worried. This time it’s not Britain’s David Cameron but Italy’s Matteo ...