Italy is holding a citizenship referendum and it's proving so divisive that some, including the prime minister, are boycotting it.

ROME — Italy's referendums aimed at relaxing citizenship laws and improving job protections failed on Monday because of low turnout. But organizers said that it contributed to restarting the ...

Italy holds a referendum on December 4, 2016 on proposed constitutional reforms that are considered the most important in the eurozone country since World War II.

Italy will hold a referendum on Sunday on whether or not to change the country’s constitution. The country’s centre-left Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi , has promised to resign if the electorate ...

The referendum, which sought to reduce the time it takes to become a naturalized citizen from 10 years to five, failed because fewer than 50% of eligible voters took part in two days of voting.

Italy may turn anti EU regardless of the referendum's outcome. France will elect a new president next year, and both current front-runners which are likely to face each other in the second round ...

Italy is not like Ireland or Greece, as it is a member of the G7 and the eighth-largest economy in the world. This means that what happens in Italy may have substantial economic repercussions.

The Dec. 7 editorial “Italy’s muddled message” called Italy’s Dec. 4 constitutional referendum a “blessing in disguise.” It is true that the constitutional amendments, intended to ...

Italy said it would hold a national referendum on Dec. 4 on key constitutional changes that aim to slim down the country’s bloated legislature, speed up lawmaking and attack the bureaucratic morass.

On Sunday, Italians go to vote on a constitutional reform that has been proposed by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Here’s an explanation of what is at stake.