House rejects Santanché no-confidence motion - Politics. Italian Lower House on Thursday rejected a no- confidence motion in Tourism Minister.
213 MPs voting against, 121 in favor and three abstentions. The motion was backed by all of the opposition parties except for the centrist Italia Viva (IV) group. On Wednesday the outcome of a separate no-trust motion against Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini was similar. The motion against Salvini, presented over his League party's ties with the United Russia party, was defeated with 211 votes against and 129 in favour.