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Italian Parties Confront Millions in Unpaid MP Contributions

Legal recovery efforts, internal sanctions, candidacy bans, eligibility rule changes have been deployed across parties to replenish 2024 budgets following widespread missed contributions.

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Overview

  • The Partito Democratico reduced its outstanding credits by €55,000 to €441,000 through nine injunctions and four settlement pacts.
  • Forza Italia posted a €307,000 deficit tied to payment gaps by some MPs and is invoking ineligibility and party-role removals under its statutes.
  • The Movimento 5 Stelle closed 2024 with a surplus exceeding €2 million while registering €2.8 million in parliamentary and regional council credits and €1.4 million in end-of-term indemnities.
  • Sinistra Italiana bucked the broader trend by boosting contributions from its parliamentarians from €204,000 to €281,000 last year.
  • Other groups including +Europa, Fratelli d’Italia and the Lega also ended 2024 in deficit as elected members’ payments declined, prompting further legal actions and tighter contribution rules.