Anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S) leader Beppe Grillo on Monday listed the "most
important 43 successes" of Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi and her
executive in their first seven months.
Among the achievements he cited were the fight against
illegal licences and buildings, the approval of the city budget,
an improvement in conditions on the city's outskirts and the
delivery of 15 tonnes of hay to the quake-hit village of
Accumoli.
Grillo said "we threw ourselves whole-heartedly into this
adventure and, despite the difficulties, we are starting to
change the city. These are not words, they are facts."
He said the M5S was "running the most beautiful city in the
world and we're proud to do so. We found the capital devastated
but we didn't take fright".
Grillo has defended Raggi, who is under investigation for
suspected abuse of office and making false statements in an
appointments probe.
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