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Demonstration in Rome against fascism: thousands of Italians ask to outlaw movements like Fuorza Nuova

Tens of thousands of people marched this Saturday in the center of Rome to protest against fascism and call for the outlawing of movements stemming from that ideology, in a demonstration of the strength of the Italian unions, which they rose as “the new resistance“, a week after the headquarters of the largest of them, the CGIL, suffered a violent assault at the hands of neo-fascist militants.

“Today thanks to the unity of the unions, the country can walk together to defend the Constitution and democracy“, said the general secretary of the CGIL, Maurizio Landini, before the demonstrators, who exceeded 100,000, according to the unions, although police sources lowered that figure to 50,000. After a brief tour of the center of Rome, the march, under the slogan “Never again fascism” reached the Plaza de San Giovanni, the scene of emblematic demands, where hundreds of flags and colored balloons waved to make clear its peaceful nature, in contrast to the violent attacks that attacked the CGIL headquarters.

“The first thing we ask of the Government, with the support of the entire Parliament, is that the forces that invoke fascism and use violent acts must be disbanded. From solidarity we must move to concrete action“Landini said, accompanied on stage by the secretaries of the UIL, Pierpaolo Bombardieri, and the CISL, Luigi Sbarra. His words were received by applause by the protesters, such as Ezio, who assured Efe that he had gone to the demonstration” to that what happened to us in Italy many years ago does not happen today. ”

“We must all fear fascism because it continues to exist and we must not underestimate it: from time to time it resurfaces,” he said, noting that much of its support comes “from social networks, which are used especially by people who are not culturally prepared.” For Emiliano, it is “fair” to be here “because fascism is something to fight. Unfortunately, it is still alive underground in our society, so from time to time we have to show that we are also on the other side of those who are out there burning down the CGIL headquarters. ”

Being an anti-fascist is not going against anyone, but it means guaranteeing democracy and rights “

“I am not afraid that fascism will return because we still have a society that can mobilize. We did it once and we can do it again if something very bad happens,” he added. Landini, who was excited when he revealed that after the assault he received many expressions of solidarity International, including Spain and Brazil, highlighted the apolitical nature of the demonstration, the call for which has been highly criticized as it coincides with the reflection day of the second round of municipal elections in several Italian towns, including Rome.

“Being an anti-fascist is not going against anyone, but rather means guaranteeing democracy and rights“of all society, he assured, while Sbarra insisted that the Plaza de San Giovanni was today” everyone’s square. “The main political leaders of the center-left were present, such as the secretary general of the Democratic Party (PD), Enrico Letta, and that of the M5S, Giuseppe Conte, although with a low profile and without making statements. On the contrary, the leaders of the extreme right, such as Matteo Salvini (Lega) and Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy), did not appear, as they had announced. by the conservative Forza Italia, by Silvio Berlusconi.

Fear of possible infiltrators

In anticipation of possible incidents due to the fear of an infiltration of neo-fascist militants, thousands of agents of the forces of order were deployed, although no incidents were registered, unlike last Saturday, when, when the protests of the anti-vaccines degenerated into strong clashes with riot police in the center of the capital, with wounded officers and twelve detainees. Among those arrested are the leaders of Forza Nuova, Roberto Fiore and Giuliano Castellino, who remain in prison after a judge considered that they had drawn up a strategy in the assault on the CGIL headquarters and in the failed attempt on the Government headquarters, which was avoided by the police.

These attacks sparked outrage in the country and prompted Parliament to study, starting next week, several motions calling for the outlawing of neo-fascist movements. Italy was the country of origin of Fascism in 1919, an ideology that emerged through the crisis and unrest after the First World War, grew with the harassment of trade unionists and left-wing politicians and led to a two-decade dictatorship and the Second World War.

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