Overview

• President Sergio Mattarella characterized the 1980 attack as “a neofascist massacre” intended to undermine Italy’s constitutional values
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned “the ferocity of terrorism” and pledged to open state archives but made no reference to the bombing’s fascist origins
• Paolo Bolognesi criticized the omission of the neofascist matrix, warning that failing to name it is like watering the roots of a poisonous plant
• Opposition figures including Elly Schlein urged the government to publish definitive judicial sentences that confirm neofascist responsibility
• The government reiterated its commitment to transfer declassified documents on postwar massacres to the Central State Archive in cooperation with victims’ associations