Dead Marco Pannella, the Radical leader has died aged 86 – BBC

It’s gone asleep, although his sleep had been induced by sedatives and dreams had stopped them for a while now ‘. Marco Pannella died shortly before two Thursday in the bed of a Roman clinic, one that saw him hospitalized after his many hunger strikes and thirst. He was 86 years, two tumors and a life that will end up in the history books of our country.

the last hours of the lion d’Abruzzo

Against the radical leader its evils fought until the end, but it has always done in his own way, continuing to smoking as if it were one of your tumors to the lung, and taking medication only when he felt like it. Claudio Santini, his physician, had given up on him rules and impositions. Unnecessary with someone like Marco Pannella, the lion of Abruzzo. In the Roman clinic she was hospitalized for a few days now, after three months in the house because the galloping on the skin disease and bowels. But only Wednesday at the clinic had arrived at the decision to sedate him, too strong to be able to withstand the pain. Matthew Angels, Laura Hart, Alessio Falconio, Rita Bernardini, Clemente Mimun, Maurizio Turkish, Antonietta Coscioni his guardian angels of the last hours. His life. His family. And then Mirella Mirella Parachini, the companion of life and many battles for life and civil rights (divorce, abortion, the case Tortora, civil rights, world hunger: all his battles Alessandro Trocino ).
Wednesday at the clinic when they approached to offer him sedatives, Marco Pannella said: “Yes please.” Then the last words before falling asleep, the words of love for Mirella.

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Dead Marco Pannella, the pictures of the last days at home

 

Repose and funeral

The funeral will be held Friday in the House, in Aldo Moro room, and will be open from 15 to 22. the Pannella’s body will then be transported to the Rome headquarters of the Radical party, in via di Torre Argentina, where it will remain through the night and where the fellow will organize party a vigil. Saturday morning, then, a procession will lead the body in Piazza Navona, where there will be a secular funeral.
Sunday to Teramo, his hometown, the funeral home will instead be staged, with mourning. Then the remains of Pannella will be buried in the family grave.

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Dead Marco Pannella: the phrases

 
 

Moments

 

“Lion of freedom”. The tribute to Renzi, Mattarella and Napolitano

Politicians were quick to pay homage to the old leader disappeared (see article Valeria Palumbo ) “a great political leader, the radical leader that has marked the history of this country with battles sometimes controversial but always courageous and openly – said the premier Matteo Renzi – I pay tribute to my name and government to the history of this fighter and lion of freedom “.
the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella , he said he was” deeply saddened “by the death of Pannella, recalling the figure of” political counter, uncomfortable partner “and how he” passionately represented many citizens, succeeding often transform a minority in starting processes of change (…). In many respects, it has been critical conscience of our country, on the basis of a commitment to the principles of freedom and democracy (…). He never stopped thinking about tomorrow, a better tomorrow for our country. “
” Italy owes him a lot, “he has emphasized the former head of state Giorgio Napolitano , who underlined “the extraordinary fiber, the endless fighting spirit, the brave resistance (…). . And we pay tribute, with intense emotion, to its unique political figure and moral and devoid of any conventionalism, available to more generous commitment and sacrifice for each cause of freedom and justice. For decades we walked parallel paths, through agreement and disagreement, separating us and finding ourselves. ”

Commotion also expressed Emma Bonino , the other radical leaders whose history is intertwined in glove with that of Pannella:” he will be missed a lot to me, will be sorely missed in the whole country. And even to his opponents, ‘he told Corriere della Sera . “Pannella – he continued – was much loved but little recognized in his merits in this country that owes so much. I think now many should reflect now that is no longer alive, on its merits, and its presence in the history of this country. “

the Adinolfi phrases, Sgarbi and the homage of Salvini

It should instead counterflow Mario Adinolfi , the People of the family leader, and on Pannella emphasizes the critical tone: “i pray for the soul of Marco Pannella – wrote on the Facebook profile – but its achievements are false rights. Abortion is a crime and we will fight to win the universal right to be born. ” Even Matteo Salvini , in contrast, is associated with the tribute to the former Secretary radical: “Honour to #MarcoPannella, fighter. Many of his battles I have not shared, other yes. I recognize to have us always put his face! “, Wrote on Twitter the leader of the League, Matteo Salvini.
Provocative as ever, the words of art critic Vittorio Sgarbi , which with Pannella gave birth to the controversial experience of Pannella-Sgarbi List, in 1996: “He was an idealist, could become a religious leader rather than a political leader (…), it was politically inept.” For Sgarbi, Pannella still deserved to be “senator for life, more than anyone else.” For the rest – more – “I and all of my reproach him to have had a starting point no less strong than that of Grillo, the problem is that he completely dispersed.”

The historical battles and success (almost) posthumously

Abruzzo of Teramo, born in 1930, Giacinto Marco Pannella said he began political activity in the ranks of the Italian liberal movement in and around the weekly pages about Mario Pannunzio . In 1955, however, it is one of the founders of the Radical Party. Eight years later he became secretary, choosing an openly anti-clerical and anti-militarist policy and bringing the party to engage in many battles for recognition of civil and political rights, starting from the 70s, from the referendum on divorce (1974) abortion. Legendary his struggles to “party politics” (in the spaces reserved to the political forum radicals on TV was even presented bound and gagged) and the public financing of parties. Often, it was punctuated by fights hunger and thirst strikes you submitted (see article by Pierluigi Battista: His body, one with the political struggle), the instrument of political struggle “nonviolent »(and Gandhi) that by far favored and that more than once took him to hospital, sometimes dramatic admissions.

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Pannella: transversal alliances, gifts and memories of friends and adversaries

 
 

Silvio Berlusconi and Forza Italy

 

Many times his battles were exciting (the start of the long referendum season, for example , a “cudgel” against parties barrel up to 15 at a time; weapon but ultimately devoured itself), other campaigns have been unfortunate, others have turned into nothing more than disasters. Yet, all have contributed to making Italy a country less bigoted and conformist, more liberal and libertarian (even in economy).
it was a master (also) in the art of provocation: in Parliament and to the polls, Pannella was accustomed to ally themselves from time to time with the center and with the center. Among his deputies included Ilona Staller , aka Cicciolina, and Toni Negri , university professor convicted of subversive association. The best result of a list to him due dates back to 1999, year of the European elections, when the list Bonino got everyone’s surprise 8.4 percent. That success is never turned into avalanche. Since 2000, indeed, the election results became progressively less exalted, till from area code rates of recent years.

May 19, 2016 (modified May 19, 2016 | 17:41)

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