Italy's 5-Star Movement under fire over missing funds


  • World
  • Wednesday, 14 Feb 2018

5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio speaks during a political rally in Naples, Italy February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement came under fire from opponents on Tuesday following media reports that some of its parliamentarians had broken party rules obliging them to give half their salaries to a fund to help small businesses.

The 5-Star news came amid a fierce battle for votes ahead of the March 4 national election. The movement is the most popular party going into the vote, polls show, but is trailing a coalition of right-wing parties.

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