30 out of 38 elected with the M5S-Corriere.it

There are 38 former MPs who, between July and October at the end of the last legislature, ran to grab a booklet of free high-speed train tickets through the travel agency affiliated with the Chamber Carlson Wagonlit. Curiosity, discovered a The paperthat thirty out of 38 of the beneficiaries are deputies elected with the 5 Star Movement, that is the political force that most of all has sided against the Caste and its privileges (such as free tickets to travel on trains, for example).

In just three months, explains the newspaper, the total expenditure amounted to 82,520 euros, of which 50,740 in October alone. A clear sign of an acceleration in obtaining carnets (from 10 to 15 tickets each) to roam from North to South without shelling out a penny. There are those who have had booklets for over 11,000 euros procured, those who have been satisfied with tickets for 1,345 and those who settled on a value of 3,276. The paper he has found the list of beneficiaries and therefore knows their name and surname. But he prefers not to make them known, focusing rather on their political origins, discovering that the clear majority has a common matrix even if the paths of many have since diverged. Yes, because if 10 remained in the parliamentary group of the 5 Star Movement until the end of the legislature (but were not re-candidates for the second term), just as many come from Together for the future, i.e. the political formation created ad hoc by Luigi Di Maio after the split. And 10 others were in the Mixed group, but they too were elected under the 5 Stars in 2018. And to close the list, there are four Renzians, two Northern League members, a member of parliament from the Brothers of Italy and one from the Democratic Party.

Faced with the exponential growth in the demand for carnets, the offices of the Chamber they called the recipients one by one, reminding them that the benefit of free travel is only valid as long as you are in office. Some have returned the tickets, others according to the newspaper calmly continue to use them even today. Because they are valid for up to six months and to use them you just need to provide the code, you don’t need to show your card. And the journey continues.