Final returns from Rome's local elections show the Italian capital has elected its first right-wing mayor since World War II.
The municipality said Monday that Gianni Alemanno took 53.6 percent of the vote, versus 46.3 percent for Francesco Rutelli, a former two-time center-left Rome mayor. The conservative candidate was seen as the underdog, but Berlusconi's triumph in national elections two weeks ago bouyed him to victory in a runoff vote on Sunday and German MPs ratify EU treaty ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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