Centre right wins in Lecce, Poli Bortone mayor

Ex farm minister, 80, returns to first citizen's office

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Jun 24 2024
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Centre right wins in Lecce, Po

Former minister Adriana Poli Bortone of the centre-right is the new mayor of Lecce, leading a centre right ticket to victory in the mayoral run-offs Sunday and Monday.
    She narrowly beat the outgoing centre-left mayor Carlo Salvemini with a not yet final percentage (93 out of 102 sections) of 50.52%.
    Former Lecce mayor Poli Bortone, 80, was Farm Minister for Silvio Berlusconi's first government in 1994.
    The Senator was formerly Lecce mayor from 1998 to 2007.