Riccardo Magi, opposition deputy of the most European party, broke into the enclosure dressed in a sheet with the word “referendum” to denounce a maneuver of the Giorgia Meloni government.
In a scene as unusual as it is striking, the Italian deputy Riccardo Magirepresentative of the opposition party More Europethis broke in Wednesday In Parliament ghost. Its appearance generated immediate surprise among the legislators and did not go unnoticed by the cameras that registered the session.
With a white sheet covering the body, to which he had trimmed two holes at the height of his eyes, and the word “Referendum” written in large letters, Magi occupied his bench and started screaminginterrupting an intervention by the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The president even recorded the scene with her cell phone. The protest was part of a complaint against what its political space interprets as a Government attempt to block five referendums Scheduled for June 8 and 9, through an electoral apathy strategy.
The incident occurred while the official deputy Riccardo Molinarimember of The League – Meloni coalition socioition talked about the security policies of the Executive. Molinari soon condemned Magi’s actions: “He has done it while we talk about the forces of the order. This makes it clear who respects them and who does not. He has disqualified himself”he expressed hard.
The referendums in question address high -impact themes: from the possible Reduction of ten to five years of the deadline to request Italian citizenshipto the Repeal of central aspects of the 2015 labor reformincluding the one that prevents the Automatic reinstatement of impaired workers in the improper way.
The unusual scene was recorded
The image of “Ghost” touring the parliamentary enclosure It was quickly captured by other deputies with their cell phones and It went viral on social networks. Magi explained that his disguise sought to alert about what he considers a maneuver of the ruling party to avoid democratic debate. “They fear popular will”he later wrote in his networks.
“They can get the ghost from the referendum from the enclosure, but they will not stop us in our attempt to inform the Italians. We only ask that the president of the Council reports to the citizens about the referendar vote. We are not asking for a favor: it is their precise duty,”he added.
The intervention was brief: the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontanahe ordered his Immediate expulsionand five ujieres escorted him out of the hemicycle. Despite its short duration, The protest left a strong mark on the political debate and made a claim that, otherwise, it could have gone unnoticed.
Source: Ambito
