The centre-left opposition Democratic
Party (PD), the Green-Left Alliance (AVS) and the leftist
populist 5-Star Movement (M5S) on Saturday asked the chair of
the House labour committee to urgently summon Labour Minister
Marina Calderone to answer questions raised by a leftwing
newspaper about how she obtained her degree from the Link
University.
The three opposition parties said the report by the Il Fatto
Quotidiano daily "flag up inconsistencies and conflicts of
interest in the minister's university career".
They added: "we expect transparency and truth, above all in
parliament".
Calderone on Saturday denied Il Fatto's contention that her
degree was obtained "in a hurry", allegedly without doing al the
exams that might have been expected of her.
As for a number of exams taken at the weeknd, she said this was
"normal" for students who were also holding down a job at the
same time, as she was.
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