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Italian centre‑left split over no‑rearmament resolution

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Italian ~~centre-left~~ centre‑left split over ~~Ukraine policy~~ no‑rearmament resolution

Internal tensions in Italy’s centre‑left coalition have persisted after the joint anti‑armament resolution drafted by the Democratic Party (PD), the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Green‑Ecologist Alliance (AVS) was blocked by parliamentary rules. The proposal would ~~bar any budget surplus from being used for~~ cap NATO ~~or new military programmes~~ contributions at 5 % of GDP and redirect ~~funds~~ any surplus from defence spending to health, poverty relief and family support. The reformist wing of the PD, including the Bonaccini faction and figures such as Lorenzo Guerini, has publicly rejected the text, saying it is not final and refusing to back it even if it were voted on. PD foreign‑affairs coordinator Peppe Provenzano defended the “no‑rearmament” wording and called for a genuine European defence capability. M5S leader Giuseppe Conte ~~has~~ reiterated a “no‑rearmament” stance, criticised the government’s foreign‑policy approach and argued that decisions on Ukraine should be settled in the upcoming primaries. A lunch between PD leader Elly Schlein and Conte, billed as a “defrost”, failed to change their positions. ~~Chamber rules classified the~~ The resolution ~~as pre‑clusive, preventing~~ was again blocked from a ~~vote~~ vote, with Guerini and ~~averting an official split, but the dispute over defence spending, NATO commitments~~ Provenzano reiterating opposition and Conte defending the ~~handling of~~ progressive alternative. The controversy resurfaced after the ~~Ukraine issue remains unresolved as~~ lunch, highlighting growing fractures in the coalition ~~approaches its~~ as the primary ~~elections.~~ elections approach.

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