Politics · Italy · 7 hrs ago
Clash breaks out at right-wing rally in Milan
A participant at a centre-right rally slapped protesters in Milan after tensions rose at the gathering.
The rally took place in Piazza San Carlo and was attended by representatives of Forza Italia, Lega, Brothers of Italy and Noi Moderati.
Organisers opposed what they called “maranza” and social centres, and called for severe punishments for people they described as criminals.
The term “maranza” is used in the rally’s slogans, but the account does not define it.
A group of young passers-by challenged the rally’s message, saying that people called “maranza” could also be Italian.
Some rally participants responded with an insult, and police moved the protesters away.
Senate President Ignazio La Russa left under police escort after warning the protesters that they could be beaten.
The account gives no information about arrests or what happens next.
A right-wing rally in Milan escalated into clashes between participants and young people who challenged the gathering.
A rally participant slapped and attacked protesters, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
The centre-right parties held the gathering after unrest in the previous two days.
The rally displayed a banner reading “We will remigrate you all”.
Police sought to move the young people away from the gathering as insults, shouts and shoving broke out.
- Who
- Centre-right rally participants and a group of young people who challenged them.
- What
- A rally turned tense, with insults and shoving; one participant later slapped and attacked protesters.
- When
- October 19, 2026. The rally was gathering toward 18:00, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
- Where
- Milan, near Piazza Duomo; Il Fatto Quotidiano places the gathering in Piazza San Carlo, while ANSA says it was in Corso Vittorio Emanuele.
- Why
- The centre-right organised the rally after unrest in the previous two days. The young people challenged its message about “maranza” and remigration.
Centre-right rally participants
Young people protesting the rally
Rally message
Centre-right rally participants
Participants displayed a banner calling for exemplary penalties for “maranza” and social centres and another saying “We will remigrate you all”.
Young people protesting the rally
A young protester argued that “maranza” are not only Arab but also Italian.
Response to the challenge
Centre-right rally participants
Some rally participants insulted the young people, and one later slapped and attacked protesters.
Young people protesting the rally
The young people shouted objections and called Senate President Ignazio La Russa a “puppeteer”.
Centre-right representatives gathered in Milan for a rally displaying banners about “maranza” and remigration.
A group of young people challenged the rally, and insults and shoving followed.
Police sought to move the young people away as tension rose.
La Russa left the square under escort, and a rally participant slapped and attacked protesters.
- Date
- October 19, 2026
- City
- Milan
- Rally banner
- Vi remigreremo tutti
- Parties at rally
- Forza Italia, Lega, Fratelli d’Italia and Noi Moderati
- Named attendees
- Ignazio La Russa, Letizia Moratti and Silvia Sardone
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What people are saying
I want to see what happens when only Italian maranza are left here, because maranza are not only Arab, but also Italian. And who says anything about them?
Go back to the desert, wash yourself.
Go away, watch out or they’ll beat you.