A number of thousand individuals gathered in Milan on Saturday for a big assembly wherein a number of European far-right leaders took half, who defended their frequent positions on “remigration” and in opposition to group guidelines.
Referred to as “With out worry: in Europe, bosses at residence”, the demonstration organized on the Place du Dôme by the “Patriots for Europe”, one of many sovereignist teams within the European Parliament, lasted virtually three hours.
Tribute to Orban
“Expensive Viktor, you defended the borders and fought in opposition to human traffickers and arms sellers. Allow us to all proceed this struggle collectively, for freedom and legality,” mentioned Matteo Salvini, secretary of the Italian far-right League (Lega) occasion, at first of his speech, referring to the electoral defeat of Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Dealing with a sea of Italian and League flags, Dutch far-right occasion chief Geert Wilders mentioned: “Right now the tragedy we predicted has turn out to be a actuality: our individuals, the unique inhabitants of Europe, have been hit by a tidal wave of mass immigration, unlawful immigration, primarily from Islamic international locations. »
Uninhibited xenophobia
The general public repeatedly chanted “remigration”, this time period which suggests a coverage of mass expulsion of foreigners or individuals of international origin.
The Frenchman Jordan Bardella, president of the Nationwide Rally (RN), was the principle character of the assembly, within the absence of Hungarian or Spanish representatives. “Right here in Milan, I’ve come to reassure you: our victory within the subsequent presidential election is shut. And we’re making ready to say goodbye to Macron,” Jordan Bardella mentioned in Italian.
“The Italian authorities is a pleasant authorities”, “with which I hope we can have the chance to work tomorrow”, he underlined throughout a press briefing earlier than the demonstration.
Counter-demonstration
Just a few hundred meters from the Dome, a counter-demonstration organized by a number of anti-fascist associations additionally introduced collectively a number of thousand individuals behind a banner “Milan is a migrant” and Palestinian flags. A big police cordon separated the 2 camps.
In Barcelona on Saturday, a global gathering of progressives introduced collectively Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Brazilian heads of state Lula and Mexican heads of state Claudia Sheinbaum, to “defend and strengthen” democracy.
