Italians stage protests in violence-marred election campaign
February 25, 2018
ROME (AP) — Italians demonstrated Saturday against racism, revivals of fascism, labor reforms, mandatory vaccines and other hotly-debated issues, at some points clashing with police, as antagonism flared between far-left and far-right activists in a violence-marred election campaign.
It was the last weekend for political rallies ahead of Italy's March 4 national election, and protesters held at least a dozen marches or rallies in several Italian cities.
In Milan, far-left demonstrators clashed with police trying to block them from reaching a far-right rally. Police in riot gear wielded ba...
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