Anticapitalist youth club
activists on Monday targeted rightwing populist Northern League
party leader Matteo Salvini by throwing eggs, tomatoes, and
bottles at him during a public appearance he made on Monday in
one of Ancona's main squares, Piazza Roma.
Salvini, wearing a blue-and-yellow sweater with the name of
the region, "Marche", printed on it, made a 15-minute appearance
in the square, stopping at a Northern League table where workers
were collecting signatures for party candidates for the upcoming
regional elections to be held May 31.
Although the area where Salvini appeared was cordoned off
for security, that didn't stop the 'social center' activists
from hurling insults at the party leader, including screams of
"go away, shame on you, fascists".
The demonstration didn't seem to faze Salvini, however, who
responded to the uproar by making a statement referring to last
weekend's April 25 Liberation Day, which marked the 70th
anniversary of Italy's liberation from occupation forces during
World War II.
"Just think, maybe these people here were the same ones who
on April 25 were talking about liberty and democracy," Salvini
said.
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