{"id":223615,"date":"2016-06-19T14:27:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T14:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=223615"},"modified":"2016-06-19T14:27:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T14:27:14","slug":"italy-elections-rome-set-to-elect-first-female-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/italy-elections-rome-set-to-elect-first-female-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy elections: Rome set to elect first female mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome is set to elect its first female mayor in a run-off vote in municipal elections.<\/p>\n

Virginia Raggi, from the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, is seen as the favourite against Roberto Giachetti of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).<\/p>\n

Her victory would be a blow to Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.<\/p>\n

His PD party may also lose in Italy’s financial capital, Milan, and faces tough battles in Turin and Bologna.<\/p>\n

Ms Raggi, a 37-year-old lawyer, won 35% of the vote in the first round two weeks ago, against 24% for Mr Giachetti.<\/p>\n

Correspondents say a victory in Rome would give anti-globalist Five Star a platform for parliamentary elections due in 2018.<\/p>\n

The next mayor of Rome will find a city mired in debts of more than \u20ac13bn (\u00a310bn; $15bn) – twice its annual budget.<\/p>\n

Romans are frustrated by potholes, piles of rubbish and serious deficiencies in public transport and housing, the BBC’s James Reynolds in reports from the Italian capital.<\/p>\n

Founded by comedian Beppe Grillo in 2009, Five Star has been campaigning against the corruption that has plagued Italian politics for years.<\/p>\n

PD’s Ignazio Marino resigned as mayor of Rome in October over an expenses scandal. The city has been without a mayor since then.<\/p>\n

A much bigger scandal, involving alleged Mafia influence in Rome city hall, has fuelled Five Star’s rise.<\/p>\n

It is looking to establish itself as the main opposition party in the 2018 general election.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Renzi has staked his political future on an October referendum in which he wants Italians to back far-reaching constitutional reforms.<\/p>\n

The plan is to end Italy’s tradition of “revolving-door” governments and inject stability after years of party infighting and legislative logjams.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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