Rome, 14 October (LaPresse) – The Senate has approved the two resolutions submitted by the governing majority following Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s statements ahead of the European Council meeting. The first resolution was approved with 104 votes in favour, 61 against and 4 abstentions. Resolution No. 6, an additional motion concerning Ukraine, received 108 votes in favour, 2 abstentions and 1 vote against. Before the vote, the centre-left opposition parties announced that they would not take part in the vote on Resolution No. 6. “For us, Resolution No. 6 is absolutely unacceptable to vote on,” Democratic Party Senate group leader Francesco Boccia explained before the vote. “Otherwise, this would set a precedent whereby any senator could submit their own resolution once the debate has closed, just moments before the opinions are delivered.” The other centre-left opposition parties took the same position, calling for a procedural motion to prevent the vote on the grounds that the substance of the resolution had already been incorporated into the first one.
EU: Senate approves centre-right resolutions. Centre-left opposition walks out over additional motion on Kyiv
Rome, 14 October (LaPresse) – The Senate has approved the two resolutions submitted by the governing majority following Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s statements ahead of the European Council meeting. The first resolution was approved with 104 votes in favour, 61 against and 4 abstentions. Resolution No. 6, an additional motion concerning Ukraine, received 108 votes in favour, 2 abstentions and 1 vote against. Before the vote, the centre-left opposition parties announced that they would not take part in the vote on Resolution No. 6. “For us, Resolution No. 6 is absolutely unacceptable to vote on,” Democratic Party Senate group leader Francesco Boccia explained before the vote. “Otherwise, this would set a precedent whereby any senator could submit their own resolution once the debate has closed, just moments before the opinions are delivered.” The other centre-left opposition parties took the same position, calling for a procedural motion to prevent the vote on the grounds that the substance of the resolution had already been incorporated into the first one.