Rome’s first female mayor Virginia Raggi is from an anti-establishment party looking for change
Virginia Raggi will become Rome’s first female mayor in 3,000 years, promising to “restore legality and transparency” to the city’s institutions. The election of the anti-establishment, populist Five Star Movement (M5S) candidate is a setback for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s centre-left Democratic Party (PD) who saw its candidates win in Milan and Bologna, but not in…
5-Star Movement Party defeats ruling party candidates, sets sights on national elections An anti-establishment party founded by a comic has triumphed in Italian mayoral runoff elections, trouncing Premier Matteo Renzi’s candidates in Rome and another key city and turning its sights on Monday toward its next goal-national power. The 5-Star Movement candidate in Rome, Virginia Raggi,…
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