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Italian MP goes on sexist rant, female deputy speaker slams him for calling her 'Mr President'
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Sunday, 5 July, 2026
The Italian parliament witnessed uproar when conservative MP Emanuele Pozzolo refused to address Italian Chamber of Deputies's Deputy Speaker Anna Ascani as Madam President and instead kept calling her "Mr President". Ascani hits back by calling him a "fellow female". Pozzolo then got angry and went on a sexist rant, claiming it was an 'institutional term'.
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