Giuseppe Conte was in Massa to participate in an election campaign. An anti-vaccination activist approached the politician and slapped him.
Law enforcement officers detained the attacker, 52-year-old Giulio Milani. In April, former Indian MP Atiq Ahmad and his brother were shot dead in an attack in northern India during a live TV broadcast. The attack took place in the city of Massa, in the Tuscany region of Italy. The former Prime Minister supported tough measures to combat coronavirus.