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The Italian government won Wednesday a motion of confidence in the upper house of the Senate on a contested security decree. The legislation strengthens immigration regulations and strengthens anti-terrorism and anti-mafia rules. The bill was championed by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, but a handful of members of his coalition ally, the 5-star Anti-Settlement Movement, opposed the proposal. The government easily won the vote by 163 to 59, reports Reuters. Had she lost the motion, the members would have been forced to resign. Italian media reported Wednesday growing frustration within both parties of the coalition, but Salvini sought to calm tensions before the vote. "The government is absolutely not in danger. We will honor the commitments we made with the Italians one by one ", he said.
