A brawl erupted in Italy’s parliament on Wednesday, with one lawmaker leaving the chamber in a wheelchair.
The scuffle kicked off throughout a vote within the Chamber of Deputies, Italy’s decrease home of parliament, on the federal government’s controversial invoice paving method to give Italy’s areas larger autonomy.
As seen in a video of the incident, Leonardo Donno, a member of parliament from the opposition 5 Star Motion occasion, who opposes the reform, walked as much as Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies Roberto Calderoli and thrust an Italian flag in his face.
Two clerks rushed and grabbed Donno to separate him from Calderoli as dozens of lawmakers from the League and Brothers of Italy events, a part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s ruling coalition, joined the fray. Donno finally fell and was transported out of the chamber in a wheelchair by parliamentary medical workers.
“Among the many numerous kicks, I additionally acquired a really robust punch to the sternum and I collapsed as a result of I couldn’t breathe,” Donno recounted to native media, including that he would take into account “taking motion” in opposition to the League and Brothers of Italy MPs who he alleged assaulted him.
Igor Iezzi, an MP from the League occasion, informed native media he swung at Donno however denied making contact.
The invoice in query has not but handed, with debate scheduled to proceed within the chamber Thursday.
