Giuliana Di Pillo said Monday
that her 5-Star Movement (M5S) executive in the Rome seaside
district of Ostia will keep out organized crime after winning
Sunday's runoff vote there.
"We will govern with rules of iron. We won't let crime enter
the institutions," Di Pillo said after beating the centre
right's candidate with around 60% of the vote.
"Every person who does not follow the rules is out. No pacts
with no one ever.
"We'll do everything with public tender competitions because
it is not right to assign things directly.
"We must be by the side of the forces of law and order".
Two years ago Ostia became the first Roman municipality to be
dissolved for mafia association and the role of criminal gangs
was one of the hot-button issues during the election campaign.
Roberto Spada, brother of clan boss Carmine, head-butted and
broke the nose of a RAI reporter who was asking him about the
Spadas' alleged support for the far-right CasaPound group, which
won a surprisingly large 9% in the first round of the elections.
He has been arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm
aggravated by mafia methods.
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