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 Monica Picca 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".
The turnout on Sunday was just 33.6%.
Two years ago the municipality became the first in Rome to
ever be dissolved for Mafia infiltration.
"Well done Giuliana Di Pillo!," Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi, a
M5S member, said via Twitter.
"The Roman people are with us and in favour of change".
Picca said that votes of the Spada criminal clan and of
supporters of the far-right CasaPound party were key to the
5-Star Movement's victory in Sunday's runoff in Ostia.
"We lost and they gained around 1,000 votes in the area of
the seaplane base, where the CasaPound votes are concentrated,"
said Picca.
When asked if she thought the Spada-linked vote went to
Giuliana Di Pillo, Picca replied: "I certainly do".
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
