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Former Ilva, the newly elected mayor of Taranto resigns

Contested on ex Ilva, the mayor of Taranto resigns for “political unusability”

The mayor of Taranto Piero Bitetti, head of a center -left coalition, delivered his resignation after being contested by citizens and associations outside the Palazzo di Città after a comparison on the former Ilva affair with representatives of committees and movements. In the letter of resignation – filed with the Protocol Office – the first citizen denounces a condition of “political unusability”. Situation that has also come to determine following attitudes deemed threatening by some activists.