The office of the presidency of the
Lombardy regional council on Monday voted to sponsor Milan Pride
Week, a series of LGBT events to take place June 22-28.
The motion passed three-to-two when the anti-immigrant,
anti-euro Northern League joined forces with the center-left
Democratic Party (PD) and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement
(M5S), both of which are in the opposition.
One member abstained, and one member from the New Center
Right (NCD) party voted against.
Northern League member Fabrizio Cecchetti voted in favor
after weeks of staunch center-right opposition to official
sponsorship of the LGBT event.
"Cecchetti expressed an entirely personal position as the
group had given specific directions to vote against sponsoring
Gay Pride," said Northern League whip in the Lombardy regional
council, Massimiliano Romeo.
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