Video: Protester slaps Italian far-Right politician Northern League city councillor, Lucia Borgonzoni, was slapped during a verbal exchange with a woman at the Roma camp on Tuesday. A video of the slap quickly went viral, prompting the party's leader, Matteo Salvini, to return to the encampment on Saturday. Centre-left politicians and city leaders have criticised Mr Salvini's visit as a sensationalist gesture, but the scuffles have highlighted racial tensions that have been exacerbated by Italy's ongoing economic crisis.