Raggi says OK to special powers

(ANSA) - Rome, September 21 - Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said Friday she had got "an OK" for special powers from the government for Rome after talks with Premier Giuseppe Conte.
    Raggi said the talks had gone "very well".
    "We asked for special powers and the fact that Rome should have a (special) status like all other (European) capitals.
    "And we spoke about the possibility that this process might be flanked by a committee of wise men who are Constitutional lawyers." Asked whether approval of the special powers had been given, Raggi replied "absolutely yes."