Photo: Alberto PIZZOLI / AFPSource: AFPA far-right committed Eurosceptic known for his anti-abortion, anti-gay views was elected speaker of Italy's lower house of parliament on Friday. The choice of ultra-Catholic Fontana was slammed by Italy's largest LGBTQ+ rights group Arcigay, which accused him of supporting "ultra-conservative, homophobic (and) misogynist movements". Members of the centre-left Democratic Party held up a banner in parliament reading: 'No to a homophobic and pro-Putin speaker'. Members of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) held up a banner in parliament reading: "No to a homophobic and pro-Putin speaker". Former premier Silvio Berlusconi is founder of right-wing party Forza Italia.

Source: Daily Nation October 15, 2022 00:17 UTC