Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa
Italian politician (born 1947)
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Mattarella signs paper recycling day law, warns Parliament over too many national days
On 15 October 2026 President Sergio Mattarella promulgated the law creating a national paper recycling day, while urging Parliament to limit the growing number of commemorative days, which he counted at 51 beyond national holidays.
- Oct 6
Rai board and political leaders condemn Roberto Vannacci for anti-gay remarks against Tommaso Cerno
The board of Italian broadcaster Rai, Senate President Ignazio La Russa, and Lega MEP Susanna Ceccardi condemned MEP Roberto Vannacci on 6 October 2026 after he directed discriminatory remarks at journalist Tommaso Cerno.
- Oct 2
Italy marks Grandparents Day as over 12 million seniors provide key informal welfare
Italian leaders and advocacy groups commemorated Grandparents Day on 2 October, presenting demographic data showing 14.8 million seniors supporting childcare and family finances.
- Sep 26
Roberto Vannacci faces legal action after sharing altered photo of Matilde Siracusano
Undersecretary Matilde Siracusano announced a lawsuit against Roberto Vannacci after he posted a digitally modified image of her ahead of the Reggio Calabria by-election.
- Sep 25
Milan Malpensa Airport officially renamed after Silvio Berlusconi despite legal disputes
Officials unveiled a plaque at Terminal 1 on Friday to rename Italy's second-largest airport after the late former prime minister, as Milan's mayor boycotted the ceremony following two years of municipal court challenges.
- Sep 17
Italian education minister Giuseppe Valditara receives bullet and threatening letter
Italian Education and Merit Minister Giuseppe Valditara filed a complaint with the Carabinieri after an anonymous envelope containing a 7.65-calibre bullet and a letter alleging private school fraud arrived at his Rome office.
- Aug 9
Meloni condemns Belgian union protest at Marcinelle mining disaster commemoration
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned Belgian union members who silently turned their backs to Italian Senate president Ignazio La Russa during the 70th anniversary commemoration of the Bois du Cazier mining disaster in Marcinelle on 8 August 2026.
- Aug 8
Marcinelle 70th anniversary ceremony descends into political confrontation
The 70th anniversary of the 1956 Marcinelle mining disaster at the Bois du Cazier mine in Charleroi, Belgium, was overshadowed by protests from the Belgian trade union Fgtb against Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa, triggering a political feud between Fratelli d'Italia and CGIL.
- Aug 2
Bologna marks 46th anniversary of 1980 station bombing as Fakir relatives join march alongside mayor under police protection
Thousands marched from Palazzo d'Accursio to the station on 2 August 2026 for the 46th anniversary of the bombing that killed 85 people, with relatives of Abderrahim Fakir walking at the front alongside mayor Matteo Lepore, who attended under escort after social-media threats linked to the Fakir case.
- Jul 25
La Russa on Pirlo as Italy coach: 'God help us,' calling it a leap in the dark after Guardiola pursuit fizzled
Senate President Ignazio La Russa voiced sharp skepticism over Andrea Pirlo's expected appointment as Italy's head coach, calling the move a 'leap in the dark' and lamenting that the federation settled for a 'mouse' after chasing Pep Guardiola.
- Jul 23
Vannacci poaches Forza Italia's Milan chief, vows to name mayoral candidate before August break
Luca Bernardo, Forza Italia's former group leader in Milan's city council, has left the party to join Roberto Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale. Vannacci used the occasion to promise a mayoral candidate for the city before the August break.
- Jul 14
Italian Lower House passes electoral reform bill, sending Stabilicum to Senate with 217 votes
The bill introduces a proportional system with a majority bonus for coalitions reaching 42% of the vote, replacing the current mixed system. Opposition parties protested, calling the move a power grab ahead of next year's general election.
- Jul 2
Italy insists alliance with US holds firm at Rome Independence Day gala despite recent Meloni-Trump friction
Rome's political class, minus premier Meloni but with her sister in attendance, rallied at the US ambassador's residence to stress unbroken transatlantic ties following a public rift with Donald Trump.
- Jun 25
Mattarella marks 80 years of Italy's Constituent Assembly, says 'the Republic belongs to everyone'
President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined lawmakers in Rome to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first session of the Constituent Assembly that drafted Italy's post-war constitution.
- Jun 2
Italy marks 80 years of the Republic with military parade and calls for renewed ambition
President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni led celebrations in Rome for the 80th anniversary of the Italian Republic, honouring the 1946 referendum that established it.