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The skids of the right-wing candidate electrify the municipal ballot in Rome

2021-10-15T16:39:51.881Z


The campaign ends under high tension, after violence on the sidelines of anti-medical pass processions.


High tension for the election of the mayor of Rome, whose second round takes place Sunday and Monday in an atmosphere that echoes dark periods in Italian history.

A measure unrelated to the election had devastating effects on the campaign: the obligation for any worker to present a health pass to his employer triggered the anger of a minority of "No pass", including the demonstrations in Rome and in Milan, infiltrated by tiny ultras groups, degenerated into violent attacks.

The political confrontation has shifted from the problems of Rome to the return of the fascist threat.

If the elimination in the first round of the outgoing mayor from the 5 Star Movement, Virginia Raggi, resulted in a return to the historic duel between the right and the left, the basic problems were barely touched on through two debates. televised between the finalists: from waste management to insufficient public transport, including the state of roads, planning

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Source: lefigaro

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