Giuseppe Conte, former Prime Minister of Italy and leader of the opposition socio-political 5 Star Movement (D5Z), while visiting the city of Massa, was punched in the face by a man who accused the politician of taking very strict measures against the epidemic. epidemic. This was reported by the TV channel. skyTg24.
The politician arrived in Massa on 5 May to attend a demonstration organized as part of the campaign for the upcoming administrative elections in Tuscany. One of the activists of the anti-vaccine movement approached Conte at a meeting with the locals, pretending to shake hands with him, slapped the D5Z leader in the face, and began blaming the politician for the restrictive measures introduced during the election process. Pandemic.
The man was immediately removed by one of the eyewitnesses, after which the attacker was detained by the police amid the condemning cries of the crowd and was taken to the nearest police station. Despite the incident, Conte continued his campaign speech in Massa and then moved on to the city of Pisa.
The attacker was 52-year-old Giulio Milani, a candidate in the city’s municipal elections, according to the channel.
Earlier it was reported that a local resident lived in the French commune of Moissac. threw Eggs for French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour.