Italian MEP Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of dictator Benito Mussolini, claims to have been attacked Monday evening in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).
The alleged perpetrator would be a compatriot who recognized her.
The elected official, however, indicated to AFP that she did not intend to file a complaint.
“I was attacked by someone who spoke Italian, I am here, in Strasbourg,” says Mussolini, 61, in a video published on his X account (formerly Twitter).
The elected representative of Forza Italia, a right-wing party which belongs to Giorgia Meloni's government coalition, says she received a volley of "delirious insults" and was hit "with a sort of crutch, on the back and shoulders".
" I am in shock.
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Sono stravolta per quello che è successo pic.twitter.com/AeFoESYA81
— Alessandra Mussolini (@Ale_Mussolini_) February 26, 2024
In an audio message, she explains that she did not want to file a complaint because she “wants to turn the page”.
At the same time, she denounces “all forms of violence, which lead nowhere”.
“This story should be forgotten, but from evil always comes good, because I have been expressed incredible solidarity, including here in the European Parliament”, including its president Roberta Metsola, who belongs to the same group in Strasbourg , the European People's Party (EPP).
The Italian Deputy Prime Minister, Antonio Tajani, whose seat as MEP Alessandra Mussolini has occupied since entering the government in 2022, denounced “a vile aggression”.
“When violence targets women, it is even more despicable.
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Alessandra Mussolini is the granddaughter of the man who led the Italian fascist regime from 1922 until his execution by partisans in 1945. Niece of the actress Sophia Loren, she was an actress, model and singer.