Mayor of Rome resigns over expenses scandal

ROME (Reuters) - Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino resigned on Thursday following a scandal over his credit card expenses that has dented the image of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD).

Marino, a PD member, denied allegations that he used city money to wine and dine his family and friends in what has become known as the "Dinner-gate" affair, but he had become an electoral liability for Renzi.