Italy has bestowed Italian citizenship on Argentine President Javier Milei. Milei is eligible for citizenship because of his Italian ancestors, but the news sparked a furor among opposition politicians campaigning for the process to be eased for children born in Italy to migrant parents.

Giorgia Meloni’s government has conferred Italian citizenship on Javier Milei in a sign of the growing rapport between the two hard-Right leaders.

The Italian government has granted Argentine President Javier Milei citizenship in recognition of his Italian heritage, a move that has sparked outrage across Argentina, according to a report by The New York Times.

ROME - The Italian government has granted citizenship to Argentine President Javier Milei, a source close to the matter told AFP on Dec 14. Mr Milei is eligible for citizenship due to his Italian ancestors,

Milei was in Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and to take part in her Brothers of Italy party’s annual festival yesterday. The source said the government had given Italian citizenship to the Argentine leader, declining to provide further details.

President Javier Milei, in Italy on an overseas visit, and his sister Karina Milei have been granted fast-tracked citizenship by the Italian government, sparking anger among government critics.

Italy's government has granted citizenship to Argentina's President Javier Milei on account of his Italian family roots, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, confirming earlier media reports.

Italy's government has bestowed citizenship upon Argentina's President Javier Milei due to his Italian ancestry, sparking public dissent. Critics highlight that Milei's quick acquisition contrasts the arduous process faced by children of migrants born in Italy.

The Italian government has granted citizenship to Argentine President Javier Milei, sparking anger among Italy's opposition politicians.