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

Italians voted in a referendum on Monday that could ease citizenship requirements for immigrants, potentially granting nearly 1.5 million foreign residents the right to apply. The proposal, opposed by Prime Minister Meloni,

Italians began two days of voting Sunday in a referendum on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labor laws, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government opposed to both and urging people to abstain.