Radical migration proposal sparks protest in Rome
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Rome on Saturday for and against a proposal for a hardline migration policy.
The background is a citizens' initiative from the far right for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
The initiative - which critics warn could also be directed at people with Italian citizenship - has collected 50,000 signatures and will thus be debated in parliament.
Several thousand people gathered for a support demonstration, where many of them made fascist salutes and chanted "Duce!" in reference to the former dictator Benito Mussolini.
At the same time, tens of thousands gathered for a counter-demonstration organized by various left-wing groups and unions.
A large police force was deployed and no violence has been reported.
The proposal splits Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition, where the far-right Lega party has expressed itself positively.
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