The sardine has become a symbol of protest against the far-right firebrand leader Matteo Salvini, who served as interior minister and deputy prime minister in the previous coalition government with the Five Star Movement.
Thousands have attended protests against the former interior minister, who has built his platform on anti-immigration policies.
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