The rightwing opposition
Northern League (LN) party said Wednesday it is willing to
withdraw 90% of its 5,000 amendments to the government's civil
unions bill. The move comes after the majority agreed to remove
a so-called kangaroo amendment filed by the ruling Democratic
Party (PD) that, if it passed, would have wiped out most League
amendments thanks to the so-called kangaroo rule. That rule says
the outcome of voting on one amendment automatically counts for
all similar amendments. Also on Wednesday, the caucus leaders
decided that next week will be spent on overall debate of the
bill. It did not set a date for voting on the amendments or a
final vote on the bill. Voting on other opposition objections to
the bill is slated for February 2.
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