00:17Italy: Centre-right deputies occupy the Chamber to protest against new COVID restrictions
Centre-right deputies occupied the Chamber to request the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome on Friday, as they held signs reading 'Conte, resign' and chanted, 'freedom, freedom.'
The protest comes after Conte decided to announce new COVID restrictions set for the Christmas holidays on television, rather than presenting them to Parliament first.
The new restrictions extend the rules already in place until January 6th. In addition, from December 21 to January 6, moving between regions will be forbidden, even for people who own second homes. Exceptions will be allowed if people return to their residence and for necessity, work, or health reasons.
Having dinners in hotels will be forbidden, only room service will be allowed for customers. However, on Christmas day, bars and restaurants will stay open for lunch.
Shops will remain open until 21.00 to allow for more extended Christmas shopping. Ski resorts will be closed during the holidays to avoid gatherings in the mountain. On New Year's Eve, the curfew will extend from 22.00 to 07.00.
The prime minister was accused by members of the opposition of behaving undemocratically. The president on duty, Fabio Rampelli, had to suspend the session, and the Chamber was later sanitised.
00:17Centre-right deputies occupied the Chamber to request the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome on Friday, as they held signs reading 'Conte, resign' and chanted, 'freedom, freedom.'
The protest comes after Conte decided to announce new COVID restrictions set for the Christmas holidays on television, rather than presenting them to Parliament first.
The new restrictions extend the rules already in place until January 6th. In addition, from December 21 to January 6, moving between regions will be forbidden, even for people who own second homes. Exceptions will be allowed if people return to their residence and for necessity, work, or health reasons.
Having dinners in hotels will be forbidden, only room service will be allowed for customers. However, on Christmas day, bars and restaurants will stay open for lunch.
Shops will remain open until 21.00 to allow for more extended Christmas shopping. Ski resorts will be closed during the holidays to avoid gatherings in the mountain. On New Year's Eve, the curfew will extend from 22.00 to 07.00.
The prime minister was accused by members of the opposition of behaving undemocratically. The president on duty, Fabio Rampelli, had to suspend the session, and the Chamber was later sanitised.