Italian Senate in Uproar: Protest Halts Security Decree Vote

Italian Senate Suspended Amidst Protest Against Security Decree Rome, Italy – June 4, 2025 – The Italian Senate was briefly suspended today following a protest by opposition senators against the recently proposed security decree. Members of the Partito Democratico (PD), Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S), and Alleanza Verdi-Sinistra (AVS) staged a sit-in demonstration directly in front of the government's seating area, loudly chanting "Vergogna!" (Shame!). Senator Carlo Calenda attempted to address the Senate during the disruption, but Senate President Ignazio La Russa, citing the ongoing protest, declined to give him the floor. "I don't want to interrupt the peaceful protest," Calenda explained in a statement to reporters after the session was adjourned. President La Russa, recognizing the impossibility of proceeding with the session under the circumstances, suspended proceedings to convene a meeting of party leaders. The protest highlights the deep divisions within the Italian parliament surrounding the controversial security measures. The suspension underscores the intensity of feelings surrounding the decree. The visual evidence of the protest provides a powerful image of the political tensions currently gripping Italy.