Overview
- The Milan city council held a minute of silence for Umberto Bossi, which Thursday triggered shouting on the floor and led the vice president to suspend the meeting.
- PD councillor Michele Albiani refused to join the tribute and said Bossi had “normalized hatred” toward people who were not from northern Italy.
- Lega group leader Alessandro Verri and other center-right councillors yelled “shame” and repeatedly cut off Albiani during his remarks.
- In Municipio 3, leaders did not allow a requested minute of silence for Bossi, a move Lega officials Samuele Piscina and Davide Rampi called “grave and unacceptable.”
- National leaders, including President Sergio Mattarella, have praised Bossi’s role in recent Italian politics, highlighting the contrast with Milan’s local fights over commemorations.