Voting on Citizenship in Italy: In favor of and against political conditions
AdvertisementOf the five cancellation referendums called Italians to vote on June 8 and 9, citizenship proposes to reduce the legal residential period for ten to five years, so a person can apply them.
Interviewed by Euronews, one of the advertisers and supporters of the referendum, Ricardo Magi, the general secretary of the Europa Party, and the vice president of Knight Motorati, a part of the majority of the government.
How to obtain Italian citizenship
Before comparing the reasons, it is important to retreat to understand how citizenship is obtained in Italy.
The law is controlled Lee N.º 91 D 1992It establishes the practices and requirements for acquisition. For foreigners, The main path is naturalization, This can be done after ten years of legal and continuous residence in the country.
Beyond the need for residential time, The applicant demands that he proves that he is integrated into the communityMinimum income, no criminal record and has enough knowledge about the Italian language.
Citizenship can also be obtained Marriage to an Italian citizen, With a reduced period (with a reduction in two years in Italy or three living abroad, if children have children), or Blood ownership That is, by the birth of Italian parents.
The fact that in Italy it was born in a country with foreign parents, rather than what is happening in other countries, Right to the sunWill not automatically guarantee citizenship: Only when a minor is eighteen will need it, if you are legally living and without interruption from birth in Italy.
This law created a gray zone for hundreds of people – from foreign parents born in Italy – or children – to the country – for hundreds of people – It, many years later, they have not yet gained citizenship.
+Europe: “Yes for a better law”
+According to Europe’s General Secretary Ricardo Magi, the referendum refers to an attempt to change a regulation since 1992 and defines how “Old and unreasonable” It is because there is no political desire to replace it with subsequent governments and parliamentarians of the recent years.
The referendum proposal is reasonable because it only reduces the need for residential time – from ten to five years – Keeping other needs: Minimum income, the usual character of the apartment, the lack of criminal record, the knowledge of the Italian language.
Maggie points out that the current law is forcing “born or created in Italy to hundreds of thousands of women and boys” Living as foreigners in your country. “ This change will have indirect positive effects on many of these children born in Italy, and citizenship will be abducted by at least one new Italian parents.
The Italian intense former national secretary It denies the idea that citizenship should be based on the race or birthplace. “Roots, work, taxpayer, study, public tenders can vote and participate in public tenders. This is the liberal idea of citizenship.” Alternatively, he points out that the idea of a racial and exempt.
Maggie concluded that “yes” to the vote is to choose the country we want to be and democracy, “he concluded and called for other questions to vote equally, supporting public contracts and professional security relevant. In relation to the other three questions, +Europe expects a Parliamentary intervention to avoid opposite effects.
Noi Moderati’s “No”: Citizenship must be deepened
In a completely different opinion, Night Moderathi has announced its position on the referendum on five questions: It would be credible to ‘no’, The party’s vice -president Maria Sierra explains to Basio Euronevas.
“Citizenship is a deep connection between the state and the individual,” says Faso. “This cannot be subject to simplification of the referendum: this is a thorough study, a theme that requires mutual listening and radical parliamentary debate.”
In practice for more than thirty years, Basio protects the structure of the current law, He argues that ten years are “reasonable and similar.” However, it recognizes the need to intervene in some bureaucratic aspects, and in their opinion, leaving many candidates in Limbo.
“But the administrative problem cannot be solved by changing a substantial rule: It is like changing the object to adjust the form ”Explains politics.
According to Fazio, the referendum also poses the risk of becoming a “tool and ideological” instrument, which is capable of creating regulatory gaps in the “most important and complex” issues to be taken from the parliamentary debate. The use of the European comparative sample, which is often quoted by reform lawyers, is not taken into account Differences of migrant flow between Italy, France and Germany.
Finally, Fasio opens the door to a parliamentary debate Right to school: “If a child reads in Italy, it grows in Italy. If there is a living plan here, why not reflect it together? But the right place to do so is parliament, not by the referendum. “
The position of other political parties on Italian citizenship
In the central right -wing parties, no force has expressed support for the issue of citizenship. The party of Georgia Meloni, Fredelly de Italy, chose to vote on the issue and declared themselves against the plan for citizenship reform.
In opposition, Central-left parties and some central forces have declared themselves in favor of themselves Although there are different levels of reform and work -related referendum issues.
The Left Green Alliance, the Democratic Party and the living Italy are in favor of the change of citizenship law, while 5 stars will provide the freedom of voting for the movement. However, party leader Cuzeb Gonde, He publicly said that he would vote for the question “yes.” Ajion declared that it was in favor, despite criticizing the use of a referendum.
Cancel Polls on June 8 and 9
On June 8 and 9, five AB-share polls will be held: Four proposes the total or part of some of the labor laws.
The cancellation referendum issued in Article 75 of the Italian Constitution is a tool of direct democracy, which allows citizens to abolish or partially abolish the existing law.
It is the required condition At least 50% + 1 voting in eligible voters (quorum).
If “yes” earns (ie, if most voters vote in favor of the repeal of the law), the legal consequences are binded and a portion of the legal law must be abolished.
If there is no quorum, or if not “no”, the law remains intact. However, this issue may return to the attention of Parliament.
