AVS, the elected are Ilaria Salis, Mimmo Lucano, Ignazio Marino, Cristina Guarda, Leoluca Orlando, and Benedetta Scuderi

Italian teacher and activist Ilaria Salis, accused of attacking alleged neo-Nazis in Hungary, speaks at a court in Budapest on May 24, 2024 prior to the start of her trial for attacking neo-Nazis. The teacher from Monza, near Milan, was arrested in Budapest in February last year. Prosecutors allege Salis travelled to Budapest specifically to carry out the attacks against "unsuspecting victims identified as or perceived as far-right sympathisers" to deter "representatives of the far-right movement". She was charged with three counts of attempted assault and accused of being part of an extreme left-wing criminal organisation in the wake of a counter-demonstration against an annual neo-Nazi rally. Salis denies the charges -- which could see her jailed for up to 11 years -- and claims that she is being persecuted for her political beliefs. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)