The Senate approves the Calderoli bill on differentiated autonomy at first reading with 110 votes in favour, 64 against and 30 abstentions.
The measure passes to the House for consideration.
At the end of the final vote, Mameli's anthem was sung in the chamber by some senators.
The chamber was suspended by vice-president Gian Marco Centinaio who was presiding over the chamber.
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