'Megaphone' mayor highlights Italy PM Renzi's southern struggle


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  • Tuesday, 21 Jun 2016

Newly elected Naples' mayor, and former prosecutor, Luigi de Magistris celebrates after his election in Naples, Italy June 20, 2016.REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - In the mayor's office in Naples, a print of revolutionary hero Che Guevara stares out from the wall, surrounded by messages from local schools and bright red horn charms Neapolitans believe bring good luck.

It is a tip of the hat to the rebel spirit that was clearly present in Italy's third-largest city last Sunday when former prosecutor Luigi de Magistris won a second term with a landslide victory in a run-off ballot.

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