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PD lawmakers confront Salvini at Lombardy regional council
Democratic Party lawmakers protested Matteo Salvini as he arrived at Palazzo Pirelli, the seat of Lombardy’s regional council.
They held signs saying he should think about trains and shouted that he should focus on public works in the region.
Salvini was there for a press conference titled “Stop Mosques in Lombardy.”
Members of Salvini’s League party tore up the protesters’ signs and shouted “shame.”
League regional councillor Alessandro Corbetta called the protest a “farce,” while Salvini said Lombardy had record public-work funding, exceeding 30 billion euros.
The dispute brought attention to both the conference’s opposition to mosques and disagreements over transport and regional projects; no next step was announced.
PD regional councillors held signs reading “Salvini thinks about trains” as Matteo Salvini arrived at Lombardy’s regional council.
The confrontation took place at Palazzo Pirelli, the council’s headquarters, before a press conference titled “Stop mosques in Lombardy.”
The councillors also shouted at Salvini to focus on public works in Lombardy.
Lega members tore up the signs and shouted “shame,” according to the reports.
Lega councillor Alessandro Corbetta said the Lombardy left could only organize “clown shows.”
- Who
- Matteo Salvini and regional councillors from the Democratic Party and the League were involved.
- What
- PD councillors protested Salvini’s arrival with signs and shouts; League members tore up the signs.
- When
- 16 October 2026.
- Where
- Palazzo Pirelli, headquarters of the Lombardy Regional Council.
- Why
- The PD councillors called on Salvini to focus on trains and public works in Lombardy; the sources do not state a more specific reason for the protest.
PD regional councillors
Matteo Salvini and the League
Protest
PD regional councillors
The PD councillors held signs saying Salvini should think about trains and shouted that he should focus on Lombardy’s public works.
Matteo Salvini and the League
Salvini said Lombardy had a record level of publicly funded projects, worth more than €30 billion.
Conduct
PD regional councillors
Not stated.
Matteo Salvini and the League
Corbetta called the protest a “clown show”; Salvini said the repeated protests reflected a “strange conception of democracy.
PD regional councillors waited for Salvini’s delegation at Palazzo Pirelli and raised signs as he arrived.
League members tore up the PD councillors’ signs and shouted “shame.
The “Stop mosques in Lombardy” press conference began, with Alessandro Corbetta criticizing the protest.
- Venue
- Palazzo Pirelli, headquarters of the Lombardy Regional Council
- Date
- 16 October 2026
- Protest sign
- Salvini pensa ai treni” (“Salvini thinks about trains”)
- Press conference
- Stop mosques in Lombardy
- Public works claim
- Salvini said Lombardy had more than €30 billion in publicly funded projects
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What people are saying
la sinistra lombarda è capace solo di organizzare pagliacciate
Ricordo che abbiamo il record storico di opere pubbliche finanziate in Lombardia, siamo sopra i 30 miliardi di euro.
Una strana concezione della democrazia la loro