Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi of the
anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) said Tuesday she
would take a decision on the city's bid to host the 2024
Olympics in October.
"October is a good month for drawing conclusions," Raggi
said in an interview with local freesheet Metro.
"We have never precluded dialogue … but for now our
position remains unchanged: first we will attend to potholes,
waste, transport, then we will evaluate the extraordinary," she
added.
The mayor also said she "wouldn't hesitate" to call a
referendum on the issue if Romans asked for one.
Raggi said she was due to meet with Premier Matteo Renzi
"straight after the summer" and that the renegotiation of Rome's
massive debt would be top of the agenda.
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