Riots Breakout Across Italy Ahead Of General Election

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Heading into the weekend, the Italian government massively stepped up security across the country in anticipation of demonstrations by anti-fascist and far-right groups, ahead of the general election on March 04. Italians will go to the polls next Sunday, in an election that could rebalance the political environment or send shockwaves through the European Union.

According to CNBC, here are the three leading candidates dominating the race:

• Silvio Berlusconi, former prime minister and head of Forza Italia.
  
• Matteo Renzi, the embattled leader of the center-left Democratic Party (PD) and former prime minister who quit the post in 2016 after a referendum on constitutional reform failed.
  
• Luigi Di Maio, the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement’s (M5S) leader.

Last night in Pisa, Italy, anti-fascist protestors formed a counter-demonstration against Lega leader Matteo Salvini, who was speaking at the center of town. Anti-fascist groups threw glass bottles and rocks and attacked police officers as they tried to silence Salvini, a leading anti-EU political figure, before next week’s elections.

Italy, #Pisa #antifa protest against the visit of Lega far-right leader Salvini LIVE STREAM https://t.co/Wzad5gmsVg
— Professor Cuz (@ProfessorCuz) February 23, 2018

Insane video of Anti-fascist activists fighting with police last night in Pisa

Soros puppets meet Italian police.. pic.twitter.com/6k0uiiLCw6
— Voice of Europe (@V_of_Europe) February 23, 2018

In the early hours of Saturday morning, riots have erupted on the streets as police and protesters have clashed in Pisa and Milan with massive marches expected in Rome later in the day, said the Daily Express.

Rome : la manifestation anti-fasciste arrive sur la place du peuple #Italie pic.twitter.com/BWPTWb0p5r
— François Beaudonnet (@beaudonnet) February 24, 2018

Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi is expected to visit an anti-fascist protest hosted by the Democratic Party in Rome. Preliminary reports indicate more than 20,000 people are expected to protest in just one march by the National Association of Italian Partisans (ANPI) and ’Mai piu fascismo’ (Fascism Never Again). There will also be three other protests planned in the Italian capital later in the day.

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...etting-anxious

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