Sanija Ameti has resigned over the controversial post.(Photo: The Green Liberal Party)
Swiss politician Sanija Ameti has resigned from her leadership position within the Green Liberal Party in Zurich following public outrage over images she posted at the weekend of herself firing a sports pistol at a poster of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.
The images, which were shared on Instagram, showed the faces of Mary and Jesus riddled with bullet holes, prompting a wave of criticism and formal complaints.
Ameti, 32, who has been co-president of the progressive movement Operation Libero since 2021, deleted the images and issued an apology shortly after realising the religious nature of the artwork. CP.
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