The Senate on Thursday approved
a government request for a confidence vote on its so-called
'milleproroghe' decree, making it into law.
The motion passed in the 315-member Senate with 156 in
favor, 78 against and one abstaining.
The 'milleproroghe' traditionally follows the annual budget
and contains a number of measures that need to be passed before
the end of the year.
The opposition, regionalist Northern League and the
anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) earlier said they would
not participate in the vote.
"This decree more than any other, illustrates how the
government mismanages public wealth," League Senator Paolo
Tosato said.
"The government should remember that it is called the
executive and that it should follow our (parliament's) will,"
said M5S Senator Andrea Cioffi.
The government has reduced Senators to button-pushing
"octoplasms", Cioffi said.
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