Saturday, January 07, 2017

#ITALY: Rome's Mayor Punished By Party After Aide Arrested For Corruption

[world politics news]


Rome's Mayor, Virginia Raggi, has been stripped by her populist Five Star Movement (M5S) Party of the power to make "important decisions" after an advisor was arrested for suspected corruption. Raffaele Marra, Rome city hall's head of personnel, was arrested for allegedly accepting an illegal payment from a real estate developer in 2013 while he was head of housing policy. Raggi has apologized for her poor judgment in holding over the advisor from a previous administration. Her party prides itself on being scrupulously ethical and having no links to "sleazy" Italian politics..

[FULL STORY HERE]


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