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Rome gets first female mayor

Sunday, June 19, 2016 - 00:45

Lawyer Virginia Raggi of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement makes history as the first female mayor of Rome. Paul Chapman reports.

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RESENDING SCRIPT ONLY WITH HEADLINE History in the making as Virginia Raggi votes in an election that's now confirmed her place as the first female mayor of Rome. The 37-year-old lawyer represents the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement. She got 67 per cent of the vote in Sunday's run-off ballot. The win is a major breakthrough for the 5-Star Movement which feeds off popular anger over corruption. The party also won in Turin, a centre-left stronghold. Those victories could be a springboard to winning in national elections due to take place in 2018.

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Rome gets first female mayor

Sunday, June 19, 2016 - 00:45