– Populist Woman Mayor Wins Rome by Landslide: ‘New Era’ Begins:
Virginia Raggi, the telegenic populist candidate from Italy’s 5-Star Movement (M5S), has won a landslide victory to become the first female mayor of Rome, defeating the Democratic Party candidate Roberto Giachetti by more than thirty points in Sunday’s runoff election.
“This is a historic moment, a turning point,” said Raggi, who has been called “the Trump of Rome.”
“Today the Romans won,” Raggi said. “I want to thank all the Romans who have entrusted me with this task, which I will carry forward for the next five years.”
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