Italy grapples with spectre of corruption as EU vote nears


  • World
  • Monday, 12 May 2014

Italy's upper house President Pietro Grasso (R) gestures as he leaves at the end of the first day of consultations with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace in Rome February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

ROME (Reuters) - A corruption scandal surrounding next year's Expo 2015 in Milan and separate criminal cases involving allies of former premier Silvio Berlusconi look set to fuel voter anger at this month's European elections, Italian politicians warned on Sunday.

Even for a country long inured to scandal, the arrest last week of seven officials connected with Expo 2015 Milan, including the event's procurement head, on charges of bribery and manipulating public tenders has caused anger.

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