Protest over the peace flag in Bricherasio
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The affair concerns the peace flag raised at Bricherasio's town hall following a motion on recognition of the Palestinian state, approved in summer 2025 on a proposal from the minority. In November 2026 the minority council group «Più uniti per Bricherasio» ("More United for Bricherasio") is considering boycotting the next City Council session to protest the removal of the flag, which took place without the Council's authorisation [1].
What happened
After the motion was approved, the municipal administration had hung a small flag inside the town hall courtyard, at the bottom of the stairs, not visible from the square. Following protests from the minority, the flag was moved under the arcades, hung from a window of the post office, though still not directly visible from the square. Later, before the Christmas holidays, the flag was removed from that spot too, without the City Council being informed or having authorised it [1].
The question and the positions
During the City Council session on Thursday 29 October 2026, the «Più uniti per Bricherasio» group tabled a question asking what had happened to the flag. Councillor Mauro Falco, the minority's spokesman, recounted the flag's move and subsequent disappearance, calling the administration's response unsatisfactory [1].
Mayor Simone Ballari reiterated at that session what he had already stated previously, arguing that by hanging the flag the administration had complied with what the 2025 motion required. Falco replied that, even though it was a policy motion rather than a binding order, a clarification over the flag's disappearance would be a gesture of respect for the institutions [1].
The possible protest
Following the exchange, the minority councillors are considering boycotting the next City Council session as a form of protest against the lack of an explanation for the removal of the peace flag [1].
Sources
- TorinoOggi — 4 November 2026