Overview

• Around 1,300 former deputies have appealed to the Chamber’s internal tribunal seeking to restore their lifelong retributive pensions.
• The tribunal, chaired by Ylenia Lucaselli, held its first hearing on July 2 and has reserved judgment for a ruling expected imminently.
• Appellants argue that the 2018 resolution by then-Speaker Roberto Fico slashed vitalizi by up to 90% when it shifted benefits to a contributory model.
• High-profile claimants include Ilona Staller—who is also demanding €10 million in damages—as well as Paolo Guzzanti and Antonio Bassolino.
• Analysts estimate that overturning the cuts would cost the state up to €4 billion and undermine the Movimento 5 Stelle’s effort to moralize parliamentary privileges.