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Cicciolina Files Lawsuit Over Pension Cuts, Seeks €10 Million in Compensation

Parliament is set to review her claim alongside roughly 1,400 appeals against the 2018 pension reform next week.

Overview

  • Ilona Staller submitted a formal appeal after the Italian state halted lifetime pensions for former lawmakers.
  • She is demanding €10 million in damages and intends to donate any award to charitable causes.
  • Her lawyer contends the pension-cutting decree is null for failing to include required legal justification.
  • The 73-year-old former deputy says she relies on a €1,300 monthly pension and media work for income.
  • The outcome will shape the financial fate of around 1,400 former politicians contesting the reforms.