The councillor defended his position by saying he was against censorship.
The Russian film, The Witness, is set to be shown on January 27 at a ‘quarter house’ owned by leftists.
“I take note of the fact that the Greens are now out of the centre-left coalition on the Bologna council,” said Lepore, a leading member of the centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD).
“I would never have imagined that they would defend Putin supporters for a handful of votes [as] there’s a limit to everything.”
Green councillor Davide Celli had told the council “I am against all forms of censorship” in relation to council moves to stop the screening.
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