A government bill on judges'
pensions cleared a Senate confidence vote Wednesday with 159 in
favor, 24 against and one abstaining.
The measure improving the efficiency of Italian courts now
becomes law since it was approved by the House on October 6.
The measure delays retirement for top judges at the Audit
Court, the Council of State, which deals with administrative
justice, and the supreme Court of Cassation.
Silvio Berlusconi's center-right Forza Italia (FI) party
and the populist euroskeptic 5-Star Movement (M5S) did not take
part in the vote.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Senate rejected four objections
regarding whether the bill respects the Constitution.
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