Italian coalition parties vote against ESM reform in partl committee

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on as she attends a ceremony where automaker Lamborghini donates a Lamborghini "Urus" car to the Italian State Police in Rome, Italy, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party and a key ally voted in a parliamentary commission on Thursday to oppose ratification of a long-waited reform of the euro zone bailout fund, lawmakers said.

The vote is non-binding, however Thursday's motion underscores deep hostility to the overhaul of the so-called European Stability Mechanism (ESM), suggesting eventual parliamentary approval cannot be taken for granted.