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 Israel–Palestine‑linked measures were deferred.