Eleven deputies suspended. Autonomy approval process interrupted again with the cry of «fascists out of Parliament». Piazza convened by the united opposition for Tuesday 18th, “in defense of the Constitution and national unity”. It is the outcome of 48 hours of furious battle inside parliament. The consequences are inevitable.
After the brawl in the chamber, in favor of the cameras, two days ago, sanctions are coming. The bureau met for over 6 hours by the President of the Chamber Lorenzo Fontanaprovides a 15-day suspension for the Northern League player Igor Iezziwho attempted to hit Leonardo Donno of the M5S. Seven days then for Enzo Amich (FdI), Gerolamo Cangiano (FdI), Federico Mollicone (FdI), involved in the same brawl, for Domenico Furgiuele (Lega), who had mimed the gesture of the X mas, and for Nico Stumpo (Pd) who had thrown a chair to protest against a “present” used by a colleague to commemorate a deceased deputy.
Four days of suspension for Donno himself who had attempted to surround Minister Calderoli with a tricolor flag, 3 for Enzo Amendola (Pd) and Stefano Candiani (Lega) and 2 for Arturo Scotto (Pd) and Claudio Stefanazzi (Pd), all responsible for excesses at different moments of the session. «What happened must be seriously stigmatized – Fontana explains in the classroom – the political confrontation between different positions, even on highly divisive issues, it can never transcend into physical conflict, offense, violence, damage to the decorum of the institution”. The warning is addressed to “everyone, and especially to group presidents” so that similar episodes do not happen again.
The sanctions are approved by all center-right members of the bureau, plus Roberto Giachetti of Iv and Benedetto Della Vedova of +Europe. They cannot be appealed. Iezzi, last Wednesday the most possessed (“He’s the most visible because of that beige jacket” quips a fellow party member) knows he deserved it: «I didn’t hit anyone. I accept the sanction, also because it establishes a truth: a bad day with many fathers.” Here, the majority suspicion arises on the fathers of the day.
Voiced by the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Luca Ciriani: «I have the unpleasant feeling that someone wanted the political brawl to damage the work they are doing Giorgia Meloni internationally while hosting the G7 in Puglia”. He doesn’t specify it, but within FdI there are those who also think about the League. The opposition doesn’t agree and shifts their focus to Fontana and the sanctions: «All on the same level, an unacceptable imbalance. No violence from us”, protests Chiara Braga (Pd). «The attacked person treated like the aggressor», he reproaches Giuseppe Conte.
A truce seems very far away, in short. After all, yesterday was also a field day. First the bitter discussion on how to report the events of the previous day in the minutes of the meeting: «Unrest», according to the presidency, «assaults» for the minority. Then Andrea CrippaSalvini’s deputy, comes up with this comparison: «Singing Bella ciao recalls communism and is worse than making the X mas gesture». «Shame, get out!», shout the opponents before singing the partisan song again. Work suspended and off to the bureau, with those responsible for the disturbances heard one at a time.
The minority opposes the postponement of sanctions, also hypothesized by the majority. A move – as well as that of suggesting to the deputies most exposed in the brawl to desert the chamber yesterday – aimed at trying to quell the clashes, on the direct indication, it is said in Transatlantico, of Meloni. The maneuver fails. Even more so judging by the poorly concealed satisfaction of Schlein and Conte who, in fact, with their respective staff, are at work on the “widest possible” unified demonstration.
