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Citizenship bill for immigrant children stalled in Italy’s Senate

Friday, 29 September 2017 6:48 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 29 September 2017 6:50 AM ]

School children take part in a demonstration to ask for a reform of the citizenship law in Italy, on February 28, 2017 in front of the Pantheon in Rome. (AFP)

Max Civili
Press TV, Rome

A bill that would grant Italian citizenship rights to children born to immigrant parents has stalled in the Senate. As our correspondent Max Civili reports, political parties seem to be shifting their focus on nationalist priorities ahead of the 2018 general elections.

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