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Ambrogino d’Oro Row in Milan Over Bid Honoring Global Sumud Flotilla Leader

The decision rests with the City Council after the mayor declined to intervene.

Overview

  • PD’s Beatrice Uguccioni and Green councillor Carlo Monguzzi proposed awarding the honor to mission leader Margherita Cioppi of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
  • 2015 laureate Annamaria Bernardini de Pace told Mayor Giuseppe Sala she will publicly return her Ambrogino if the nomination is approved, describing the flotilla as a political provocation.
  • Sala said he is not involved in Ambrogino choices, and Palazzo Marino confirmed the evaluation of civic honors is the City Council’s responsibility.
  • Right‑wing councillors opposed the bid, with the League’s Samuele Piscina nominating President Donald Trump and Forza Italia’s Luca Bernardo warning he would boycott or show dissent at the ceremony.
  • A related motion to end Milan’s twinning with Tel Aviv was voted down, triggering protests and police interventions, while other IsraelPalestine‑linked measures were deferred.