Low turnout for two-day plebiscite aimed at granting faster citizenship to immigrants garners below 50% threshold needed to pass

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is strongly against the proposal and has urged people to abstain.

Low turnout for two-day plebiscite aimed at granting faster citizenship to immigrants garners below 50% threshold needed to pass

Only about 30% of Italians cast a vote - well below the 50% threshold needed to make a poll binding.

PM Meloni said she would not vote, and opposition accuses government of dampening interest in immigrant, worker issues.