Former Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri won Sunday's primary to be the centre-left's candidate to be Rome mayor in upcoming local elections in the capital. Gualtieri prevailed with 60.64% of the 48,624 votes cast by centre-left supporters in the city.
Enrico Letta, the leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), said the primary was "a success of the people with a turnout of pre-COVID levels".
Gualtieri will be up against Mayor Virginia Raggi of the 5-Star Movement (M5S), former industry minister Carlo Calenda and lawyer Enrico Michetti, the candidate for the centre-right coalition.
Matteo Lepore won the centre-left primary in Bologna.
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