The Constitutional Affairs Commission of the Chamber gave the green light to the bill on citizenship based on the Ius scholae, voting the mandate for the speaker to report to the Chamber. But the majority was split: the League voted against the text with Fdi. For Fi, Annagrazia Calabria voted against; It is not clear whether Renata Polverini voted in favor or abstained: her hand was not seen raised among those in favor. On the basis of what was decided in the last group leader of the Chamber, the text will arrive at the Montecitorio Assembly on Wednesday 29 June, in the afternoon, with the general discussion.
What does the bill foresee
The text aims to recognize the role of the school by allowing almost one million under 18 (born in Italy or arrived within 12 years) the opportunity to apply for Italian citizenship after having attended “at least 5 years of school”.
The split in the center-right
Giving young people citizenship even before the age of majority has made the whole center-left agree (in favor of M5S and Pd, Leu and Italia Viva) but has split the center-right. If Forza Italia, which voted to adopt a basic text in the commission, has maintained a more “dialogue” position, Lega and Fratelli d’Italia have made a wall: citizenship “is not a prize ticket” and “it is decided to 18 years old ”, Matteo Salvini said while for Fdi it is“ a masked ius soli ”.
The flash mob a few steps from Montecitorio
Just on the eve of the vote, a flash mob organized by the Network for the reform of citizenship was held in Piazza Capranica, a few steps from Montecitorio: in the square a marriage was celebrated between Italy and over a million young people still without citizenship . Under a floral arch, activists and activists shared their wedding vows, a symbol of the expectations of change in case of approval of the Reform, in the presence of witnesses such as the model and activist Bianca Balti, the designer Stella Jean and Alberto Guidetti (Bebo) of the State Social.