Forza Italia on 3 July signalled its readiness to cooperate with opposition parties to approve a long-discussed “Ius scholae” bill that would let children born in Italy to migrant parents seek citizenship after completing ten years of compulsory schooling with satisfactory grades. Party spokesman Raffaele Nevi said the measure would pass "with those who vote for it," and Deputy Premier Antonio Tajani confirmed the position, insisting the initiative does not jeopardise government stability.
The proposal would shorten by several years the wait for naturalisation, which under existing rules can begin only when applicants turn 18 and typically takes additional time to complete. Tajani described the text as stricter than versions backed by the centre-left, emphasising academic integration as a prerequisite.
The centre-left Democratic Party swiftly urged that the bill be placed on the parliamentary agenda, while former prime minister Giuseppe Conte said the Five Star Movement has campaigned for the reform "for years" and is ready to vote for it. Smaller centrist groups also expressed openness to a deal.
Matteo Salvini’s League denounced the plan as "inadmissible and technically wrong," exposing fresh rifts inside Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition. On the same day, League lawmakers tabled a resolution aimed at curbing what they called the "Islamisation" of schools, including a ban on headscarves for young girls and parental consent requirements for Islamic-related activities.
The twin moves—Forza Italia’s overture on citizenship and the League’s drive against Islamic symbols—underline diverging priorities within the governing alliance as Parliament enters its summer session.
“We are concerned about the attempt to Islamize our schools and for the first time there is a regulatory provision that wants to put a stop to a drift that has little pedagogical meaning,” said League member Rossano Sasso
