Italy marks Republic Day with military parade in Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa, and President Sergio Mattarella attended nan parade, applauding nan participants arsenic they made their measurement on Via dei Fori Imperiali.

The day, known arsenic Festa della Repubblica, commemorates nan 1946 referendum successful which Italians voted to abolish nan monarchy and found a republic, pursuing nan illness of Fascism.

The celebrations concluded pinch a flypast by nan Frecce Tricolori, nan Italian Air Force's aerobatic team, which released trails of green, achromatic and reddish fume complete nan Colosseum.