A mayor of a town near Bari in Puglia was arrested on charges of mafia vote buying on Thursday.
Triggiano Mayor Antonio Donatelli of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) was placed under house arrest along with Sandro Cataldo, husband of Puglia PD regional transport councillor Anita Maurodinoia, who has resigned after being placed under investigation in the probe.
Police said votes were bought for as little as 50 euros a head in the 2021 local elections.
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