Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi is "a
rock" and Rome is being "reborn" under her lead, the leader of
her anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), Beppe Grillo, told
her Monday, according to sources. He said Rome was "cleaner" and
the "machine has finally started". He said he had seen
electrical sweepers in the streets, saying "they seem like a
dream". Grillo met Raggi to discuss the city administration and
a controversial plan to build a private stadium for the AS Roma
soccer club. Grillos said the project would be put to a popular
consultation if the M5S decided to go forward with it. Raggi has
weathered a string of appointments woes and is under
investigation for suspected abuse of office. Her former
personnel chief, Raffaele Marra, has been arrested for suspected
corruption.
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