New mayor of Rome a boost for Italy's centre-left

  • 11 years ago
A former transplant surgeon has been elected as the new mayor of Rome.

Ignazio Marino, who had a distinguished medical career before becoming a centre-left politician, beat Gianni Alemanno, a centre-right ally of Silvio Berlusconi, winning almost two thirds of the vote.

It is a huge boost for Prime Minister Enrico Letta and a decisive blow for Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party.

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