One bad image, yet another. On the morning when the government bill to combat violence against women and domestic violence was scheduled to be examined in the hall of Palazzo Madama, only a few Republican senators participated in the debate. It is a desolate sight, to say the least, especially at a time when the country’s public is shocked by the murder of Giulia Cecchettin and is increasingly questioning what the most effective prevention measures might be to prevent femicide and combat these behaviors and these lifestyles. What is the basis of gender violence?
Susanna Camusso’s complaint
Democratic Sen. Susanna Camusso condemned the large number of absences. The former leader of CGIL posted a photo of the semi-deserted room. Numerous and bipartisan absentees: Indeed, desolation permeates both majority and opposition seats. Only Minister for Equal Opportunities Eugenia Roccella sits on the government benches, but for obvious reasons she cannot disappear.
Alessandro Gassman’s sarcasm: #nacosatriste
What makes everything even sadder is that the numerous presences in the gallery are reserved for guests: in fact, a school group from Colle Val d’Elsa is watching with some astonishment the indecent spectacle presented by one of the two houses of Parliament, who knows. What do they think? The photo published by Camusso was reposted on social media by actor Alessandro Gassman, who commented sarcastically: “A beautiful, almost touching participation in the debate about measures against violence against women and femicide #nacosatriste”.
Senator’s swearing
It must be said that the tone of the discussion almost suggests at some moments that it would have been better to have so few people present. An example of this is the intervention of Antonio Guidi of the Civici d’Italia-Noi Moderati, who thinks well about the evocation of the phallic symbol on such a sensitive topic: “He explains that we need successful examples in women. It is possible that we have a female prime minister for the first time and it seems very It seems to bother a lot of people, but doesn’t it give millions of women courage to know that there is a female prime minister for the first time, damn it? ” His words were censored by the current president, dem Anna Rossomando, who warned her colleague: “The terms to be used in the room are not obvious ones – he replies – the Italian language offers a possibility that goes into infinity.”
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Even though the majority and opposition senators were so few, even this time they could not find a synthesis even on an issue that should unite everyone. In fact, there will be two agendas to be reviewed by the Parliament: “At most, explains an opposition member, we could have considered mutual abstention, but the positions were very different.”
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Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.