Female MPs from the opposition gathered in the Sala Garibaldi at Palazzo Madama to protest against the Foreign Secretary’s comments on skirt lengths: “This is an act of freedom,” said Raffaella Paita

The founder of Progetto Civico has had a change of heart: two days ago, at the rally organised outside the Senate, he had said he was opposed to this idea: “” Today, however, it is he who is asking the parties across the political spectrum to provide him with MPs to form a parliamentary group. The aim: to collect fewer signatures in order to stand in the elections

The president of the Lazio region defends those under investigation in the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office inquiry, which alleges a plot to oust the president of SS: “I don’t think Masi, Maiolini and Bisignani are involved.” He goes on to say: “I would go back to the demonstration on 2 July. Lotito is incapable of communicating with the fans.”

A civic initiative is spearheading the protest against the mass petition against ‘cespugli’ and rallying a broad coalition outside the Senate. ‘A fraudulent law, protecting the establishment’. Appeals to the Constitutional Court are ready. There are also flags from Rifondazione Comunista, whilst Francesco Boccia is there representing the PD. But the battle for the centre, ahead of the coalition primaries, is fuelling tensions. There is acrimony between IV and the Movement.

At the demonstration against the definition of the IHRA contained in the bill under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, flags of terrorist organisations from Lebanon and Palestine are being waved, alongside that of Iran. Tensions arise with those present. MPs from the broad coalition make a hasty retreat

At the Green Alliance and Left party rally, ‘the alternative’ gathers, though it remains without a programme or a leader. From the crowd, people shout: ‘Get a move on!’, in thick Roman dialect. Surprise: the Greens like Silvia Salis

The senator and former Minister for Education explains to Il Foglio why Noi Moderati will be staging a sit-in outside the embassy in Tehran. “We talk about Hormuz but no longer about the civilian population; the West must stand by them.” The event takes place today in Rome

The League leader against the secretary of Forza Italia: “Is the AfD’s victory a problem for him? It’s called democracy.” Awkwardness within FdI. Meloni remains silent. Bignami: “The popular vote must be respected. The two deputy prime ministers? They belong to different political families in Europe.” Vannacci: “The League is inconsistent: two years ago they ousted the AfD, and today Salvini is praising them. I’m increasingly convinced I did the right thing in leaving the party.”

The American Conservatives’ conference is to be held in Italy for the first time, on a date to be confirmed following the forthcoming general election. The ‘institutional’ centre-right parties have been invited, but the situation regarding the National Front remains uncertain. Giubilei: ‘The event is conservative and Atlanticist; I do not believe Vannacci is either conservative or Atlanticist.’