Italy's opposition parties are up in
arms after a lawmaker for the 5-Star Movement (M5S), Leonardo
Donno, needed medical treatment following a brawl in the Lower
House on Wednesday.
The ugly scenes broke out as the House was examining the
government's controversial bill for 'differentiated autonomy',
which will enable regions to request more power over how the tax
revenues collected in their areas are spent and which critics
say will worsen the north-south gap.
At one stage Donno tried to hand an Italian flag to Regional
Affairs and Autonomy Minister Roberto Calderoli, prompting a
number of MPs from the governing coalition to rush over.
A one stage a male MP can be seen attempting to land punches in
the footage of the incident.
Donno ended up on the floor and had to be taken out of the
chamber in a wheelchair.
Donno subsequently said he was all right following medical tests
and accused League MP Igor Iezzi of punching him in the face.
Iezzi denied this, admitting he had tried to deliver punches but
had failed to land a blow.
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