#ITALY: Rome's City Assembly Will Erect Barrier Around Trevi Fountain

[world politics news]

With over tourism plaguing Rome, the city's mayor has officially announced plans to build a barrier around the Trevi Fountain.

The Capitoline Assembly approved a motion presented by the Five-Star Movement Party to create protective barriers around the popular Boroque landmark.

“It seems to me the most common-sense proposal to protect one of the most important and visited monuments in Rome, Mayor Treayor Virgina Raggi posted on Facebook on January 25, 2020, two days after the vote.

It is thought that the barrier will help with solving the crowd control issues at the fountain and prevent bad behavior by tourists – some of whom had been jumping into the water.

[FULL STORY HERE]

World Politics News is dedicated to raising Americans' knowledge of political events, elections, and legislation throughout the world.

#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]

#ITALY: 5-Star Movement Wins Big: Takes Rome, Turin Mayoral Seats

[world politics news]

The anti-establishment anti-EU Five Star Movement has made big gains in Italy, winning mayoral races in Rome and Turin in second-round run-offs Sunday. Virginia Raggi will become Rome's first female leader, in a victory seen as a blow to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his centre-left Democratic Party, which secured Italy's financial capital, Milan, and Bologna.

#ITALY: Rome On Track To Elect Its First Female Mayor In History

[world politics news]

Polling shows that Virginia Raggi is on track to win the election today be the first ever mayor elected to lead Rome, the nation's capitol. The 37-year-old put her legal career on hold to become a candidate of the populist Five Star movement.

#ITALY: Frmr. PM Berlusconi Attacked For Saying A Mother-To-Be Is Unfit For Role As Rome's Mayor

[world politics news]

Former PM Silvio Berlusconi is being attacked for saying a woman who is pregnant cannot serve as Rome's next mayor. His Forza Italia Party and its partner, the Northern League, are discussing whom to endorse as the candidate to lead a center-right coalition in the upcoming mayoral elections. The Northern League's proposed candidate, Giorgia Meloni, 39, recently announced she was pregnant. "It's clear to everybody that a mother can't do that job," Berlusconi said, citing the frequent 14-hour days and travel.

#ITALY: Rome's Gov't Declares War On "Tacky" Fake "Photo-Op" Gladiators Earning Money Tax-Free

[world politics news]

Rome's city council is declaring "war" on men dressed as gladiators posing for pictures at historic sites and earning up to US$12,000 a month tax-free. Rome's interim mayor says the "photo opportunity gladiators" are "tacky" but officials haven't been able to regulate it because there been no law against it.

#ITALY: Rome's Unpopular Mayor Rescinds Promise To Resign

[world politics news]

Rome's unpopular mayor Ignazio Marino on Thursday withdrew his resignation, which he had announced earlier this month in the midst of an expenses row, even though his own party has demanded he quit. Democratic Party member Marino, 60, has signed a letter "by which he withdraws his resignation presented on October 12."