Under boos and tomatoes, the League leader was forced to return to the car
The leader of the nationalist League party and former Italian Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, had to interrupt a rally for regional elections when a group of people threw tomatoes at him.
“Those who throw tomatoes, insult and threaten do not protest. It’s rude,” said Salvini as he left the stage, after his speech was interrupted by dozens of protesters, this Friday (11).
“I will return to meet the good people, who are the majority of peaceful, calm and hard-working people in this city”, he added, also thanking the gesture of some women who gave him a rosary to replace one that was broken by a protester, a while ago. two days, at another electoral event.
According to the press, the protester, a Congolese woman in her 30s, jumped on Salvini on Wednesday as she arrived at a rally in Pontassieve, in Florença, and tore the candidate's shirt, ripping off the rosary from his neck.
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