The morning began with Constitutional Court's detailed ruling on regional autonomy law, declaring seven provisions unconstitutional. Opposition leaders Schlein and Conte called for the government to halt the reform process.
By midday, nationwide student protests ("No Meloni Day") escalated into confrontations in Turin, where demonstrators burned Education Minister Valditara's effigy and deployed an irritant device that hospitalized 15 police officers. PM Meloni condemned political justification of violence, while protest messaging mixed education policy criticism with pro-Palestinian positions.
President Mattarella's evening statement about his duty to promulgate laws he disagreed with appeared to address both the autonomy ruling and protest tensions. Meanwhile, Gazprom's announcement of complete gas supply halt to Austria raised concerns about Italian energy security, while German Chancellor Scholz's call with Putin drew criticism from Zelensky.
