Overview

• The European Parliament confirmed parliamentary immunity for AVS MEP Ilaria Salis by 306 votes to 305 with 17 abstentions in a secret ballot.
• The decision blocks, for now, a Hungarian prosecution stemming from alleged offenses in Budapest in 2023.
• Lega leader Matteo Salvini denounced the outcome and alleged that some who claim to be center-right voted to save Salis.
• Forza Italia leader Antonio Tajani rejected the accusations as baseless and said his party remained loyal to its stated line.
• Forza Italia’s Stefano Benigni said his delegation was fully present and voted as a bloc, pointing instead to multiple absences in the Patrioti group, including one Lega MEP, as decisive.