Tension between the ruling
centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and the anti-establishment
5-Star Movement (M5S) led to a delay in a vote on a bill to
scrap 'vitalizi' parliamentary pensions on Wednesday.
Vitalizi can be accrued after just one term in office and
have more generous conditions than ordinary State pensions.
The M5S has accused the PD of wanting to water down the bill,
proposed by a PD member Matteo Richetti.
A final vote on the legislation is still expected to take
place later on Wednesday though, enabling it to pass to the
Senate.
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