Italian Parliament opens legislature with right-wing tension

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this italian parliament bad press, a pretty common feeling especially outside of Italy. this thursday First date It won’t be the day after the September 25 election that that semicircle denies that sentiment. “Go drink…”. In this way, the elder Silvio Berlusconi, leader of Forza Italia, addressed the far-right Ignazio La Russa, co-founder of the Brothers of Italy, shortly before his election (116 votes in favour). 200 ) as President of the Senate.

It was the loudest sign of Giorgia Meloni’s hardships ever. More and more people believe that path It is very important that the leader of the Brotherhood of Italy establishes the new Italian Government. go up the hill and that the problems may not only come from the Union of Matteo Salvini, the second-largest partner of the right-wing coalition that won the Italian elections. The evidence is beyond Berlusconi’s explosion, Forza Italia also chose not to vote for La Russa, He is a former minister who joined the ranks of his father Benito Mussolini’s own Fascist Party.

Fight for the usual theme: distribution of seats of power. Berlusconi, who entered the Parliament again after a 9-year hiatus, is not satisfied with the progress of negotiations with his political allies. Especially according to the Italian press, the old Cavaliere uncomfortable with distribution Between the Italian League and the Brothers of the presidencies from both houses of parliament. Also, one of his disciples, Lucia Ronzulli, would have been excluded from the government team.

Nazi death camp survivor

Even so, Berlusconi finally save furniture and after his outburst, he said he was “pleased” with La Russa’s appointment. “we cooperate “With loyalty and full agreement to give our country stable institutions and a strong and cohesive government,” he said.

That wasn’t the only tense moment of the day. Due to her advanced age, Senator Liliana Segre for life, Nazi death camp survivor Birkenau (Germany), provisionally preside over the first session Opening of the new Parliament and the 19th Italian legislature. Something that the former senator does not avoid remembering this month is the centennial of march in rome (1922), the part that marked the end of the parliamentary system at that time and the beginning of the fascist regime.

“It’s impossible not to feel a kind of dizziness when you remember that girl who found solace and disappeared on a day like this in 1938. enforced by racist laws to leave the (primary) row empty,” Segre said, before handing over the Senate presidency to La Russa, whose full name includes: Benedict Maria, with clear reference to the now deceased Italian dictator. “The birth date of the Kingdom of Italy (when the country was a monarchy) must sooner or later be a holiday,” La Russa said.

But more surprises may come in the coming days.Including this Friday, the day when lawmakers will continue to vote to elect the new president of the Italian Congress. no candidate can win In the top three votes on Thursday. doubt is parliamentary trading it has already started. An indication was given by the same vote the Senate gave to La Russa, and according to analyst calculations, at least 18 opposition senators They voted in favor of the far-right.

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