Fight erupts in Italian Parliament amid tension over expanding regional autonomy

Fight erupts in Italian Parliament amid tension over expanding regional autonomy
Tensions over an Italian government proposal that opponents say will further impoverish the poorer south erupted into a fistfight in which opposition politician Leonardo Donno was injured (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/AP)

Tensions in the lower house of Italy’s Parliament erupted into a fistfight over a controversial government proposal that opponents say will further impoverish the poor south.

One opposition politician was taken to hospital.

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