The 5-Star Movement-League ruling
coalition has been hit by tension over Interior Minister and
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini's security-migration decree.
Some members of the M5S have been critical of the legislation
drafted by League leader Salvini which, among other things,
makes it easier for the authorities to deport asylum seekers
found guilty of felonies.
Among the issues of contention is the possibility for the
authorities to strip people convicted of some extremely serious
crimes in a definitive ruling of Italian citizenship.
"This legislation was badly conceived, I want to vote
against," said M5S Senator Paola Nugnes.
Premier Giuseppe Conte called for "awareness and
responsibility" from the M5S, while refusing to comment on the
hypothesis that the movement could eject parliamentarians who
rebel over this issue.
"If a measure is rooted in what is in the contract of
government (between the M5S and the League), at a certain point
it is necessary to close ranks," Conte said.
Deputy Premier, Labour and Industry Minister and M5S leader
Luigi Di Maio will take part in a meeting of the movement's
lawmakers to discuss the decree rebels later on Tuesday, sources
said.
"The ruling majority is united," commented Salvini.
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