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Opposition senators hold miniskirt protest at Italy’s Senate

Senators staged a sit-in organized by Italia Viva’s Raffaella Paita to protest remarks attributed to Antonio Tajani and Roberto Vannacci about women’s clothing.

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What is happening

Paita described the protest as a gesture of freedom and said women have the right to dress and think as they choose. Senators from Italia Viva, the Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement, the Greens and Left alliance, and Autonomies took part. Paita also criticized Tajani’s apologies and clarifications as insufficient and called on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to speak out.

Why it is on the Radar

The protest was presented by its organizers as opposition to gender stereotypes and as a demand for greater attention to rights, equal pay, and protections for women.
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