A former transplant surgeon has been elected as the new mayor of Rome.<br /><br />Ignazio Marino, who had a distinguished medical career before becoming a centre-left politician, beat Gianni Alemanno, a centre-right ally of Silvio Berlusconi, winning almost two thirds of the vote.<br /><br />It is a huge boost for Prime Minister Enrico Letta and a decisive blow for Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
