Thousands of protesters gather for ‘Italian pride’ rally

ROME (AP) — Thousands of protesters are gathering in Rome for a so-called “Italian Pride” rally that brings together the right-wing League of Matteo Salvini, the far-right Brothers of Italy party led by Giorgia Meloni and former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia.
Salvini’s League, which remains Italy’s largest party, called for the mass demonstration to protest against the government forged by two former arch-enemies, the center-left Democrats and the 5