Italian lawmakers snub vote on divisive citizenship law
The Senate was near empty during the vote on Sunday
Rome - Egypt Today
A controversial bill that could grant Italian citizenship to about 800,000 children born in the country if they have spent five years in school was defeated in the Senate, newspapers said Sunday.
Under the bill called "right of the soil" or Ius soli, children under 12 who have spent five years in school would qualify to be naturalised. The rule would also apply to children born to non-Italians.
The Senate was near empty during the vote on Sunday, newspapers said.
Currently, foreigners born in Italy can only apply for citizenship when they turn 18 and if they have lived in the country since birth.
Only 116 of the 319 Senators were present in the house and the vote was deferred to January 9, by which time parliament is likely to have been dissolved ahead of legislative elections in March.
The proposed law mooted by the government of Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has seen fierce debate and sparked violent reactions, especially from the far-right New Force (Nuovo Forza) party and the anti-immigration Northern League.
Source:AFP
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