Disgruntled Rome official quits, adding to woes of 5-Star mayor


Rome's Mayor Virginia Raggi attends a news conference at Rome's famed Spanish Steps after restoration work that lasted almost a year in Rome, Italy, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - Rome's urban planning chief quit the cabinet of the beleaguered city mayor on Tuesday, accusing the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, which runs the Italian capital, of ignoring the plight of the suburbs.

The resignation of Paolo Berdini is another blow to the image of 5-Star, which had hoped to use its victory last year in Rome municipal elections as a springboard to winning power on the national level in an approaching parliamentary ballot.

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