Premier Matteo Renzi's
government survived two no-confidence motions late on Tuesday
over a oil probe, the latest in a long series of such petitions
presented by oppositions groups to fail.
A motion filed by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement
(M5S) was rejected by the Senate with 183 votes against and 96
in favour.
Another presented by centre-right opposition parties
went down with 180 votes against and 93 in favour.
The motions were filed in the wake of a probe into
alleged misconduct at oil and gas giant ENI plants in the
southern Basilicata region that includes people with connections
to the premier's administration. The oilman boyfriend of former
industry minister Federica Guidi - who resigned earlier this
month - is one of the suspects in the investigation, which has
led to both Guidi and Reform Minister Maria Elena Boschi being
questioned by prosecutors.
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