Rome May Elect First Woman Mayor

Rome may have its first female mayor after Sunday's local runoff elections in Italy. Thirty-seven-year-old lawyer Virginia Raggi won the first round two weeks ago, earning 35 percent of the vote over the 24 percent of rival Roberto Giachetti of the party that heads the country's ruling coalition. Raggi represents the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) founded just seven years ago by comedian Beppe Grillo. Raggi has campaigned on ending corruption in the Italian capital and...

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