Italy’s election campaign took a violent turn on February 3rd, when an Italian man in the central town of Macerata opened fire on African migrants, wounding six of them.
As consequence, violent debates between political parties focused on Immigration as a central topic in the run-up to the Italian election on March 4th.
Alex Majoli documented Macerata in the aftermath of the shoot, and during the presidential election campaign.
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