Overview

• Organizers estimated turnout at more than 200,000 people, one of the largest editions since 2001, noting this figure as their count rather than an official tally.
• Participants marched under the banner "Fraternity" with prominent Palestinian colors and calls for justice and nonviolence that referenced Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.
• National figures including Elly Schlein, Giuseppe Conte and Nicola Fratoianni took part alongside CGIL leader Maurizio Landini and local leaders such as Umbria president Stefania Proietti and Perugia mayor Vittoria Ferdinandi.
• An unusually large presence of children was highlighted by Padre Enzo Fortunato, while Pope Francis sent a message and blessing and Cardinal Pietro Parolin reiterated support for a two‑state vision grounded in justice.
• The march set off in the morning from Porta San Girolamo, reached Assisi around 3 p.m. for closing speeches, and featured symbolic displays such as Israeli and Palestinian, and Russian and Ukrainian flags tied together.