“Middle finger? Those on the right did it and I was explaining it to President Fontana»- Corriere.it

It is late at night in Montecitorio.
The parliamentary marathon seems endless and the climate becomes incandescent.
The voting of the agendas on the “rave decree” is underway. It would be precisely the time to vote, not for speeches. The center-right is anxious to approve the various steps, the minority tries to throw a spanner in the works. At a certain point Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove, true Melonian and undersecretary of Justice, intervenes from the benches of the majority instead of those of the government. It is the spark that ignites the brawl. After a few minutes on social networks, the still image of Marco Pellegrini (M5S) who gives the middle finger bounces with thousands of shares.

Honorable Pellegrini, this is not exactly “honorable” behaviour. Who was that gesture aimed at?

“Calm. It’s all very simple, but intellectual honesty is needed. I have published a complete video, and not artfully cut, from which the truth is clearly understood ».

And that is?

«I was stigmatizing the bad gestures that came from the benches of the right. In summary, I was explaining to the Speaker of the Chamber Lorenzo Fontana what was happening. But did you hear well what they were telling us from the centre-right benches? “Be at your seat, animal!” Does it seem normal to you?”

No, but she could also do without repeating this gesture. He does not believe?

“There was chaos. We had to clarify.”

But did anyone in particular point that middle finger at you?

«I am an adult and vaccinated, I prefer to postpone. The centre-right has had an aggressive stance. Then Delmastro made that incomprehensible drama».

President Fontana was forced to suspend the session. It wasn’t exactly a good end 2022, don’t you think?

«Fontana did his best. But if he had given me the opportunity to finish my speech it would have been useful to make everyone understand what was happening. The opposition has the democratic right to oppose.”