The protests, which brought together students, workers, farmers, labor unions, and pacifist groups, took place primarily in Turin, Bologna, Genoa, Cremona, and Milan, as part of a decentralized day of action organized by several social platforms.

  Rai News focused its coverage on events in Turin, where, according to media estimates, several thousand people marched through the city center.

Torino in Piazza, a local branch of the national coalition “Italia in Piazza” (Italy in the Square), organized the demonstration.

  La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano newspapers reported that protesters set copies of utility bills on fire to protest rising costs of electricity, gas, and other household expenses.

  Slogans against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Council of Ministers’ Vice President Matteo Salvini, and demands for the government’s resignation were also heard during the march.

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