The Politicker (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
DENVER--How fractious is Italy’s political left? Senator Francesco Rutelli, former candidate for prime Minister in Italy, who is attending the Democratic National Convention, said Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton provided a valuable lesson in unity for him and his fellow Italian politicians. “This is one of the important lessons America gives us,” said Rutelli, speaking to Italian reporters after...
Truemors (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
After two highly publicized rapes in Italy's capitol, politicians and police have faced a barrage of public outrage from citizens who have demanded safer streets. Apparently all the upheaval set off a lightbulb for Rome mayoral candidate Francesco Rutelli, who has suggested women should sport satellite tracking devices featuring a medical-alert-esque button to ward off [...]
Feministing (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Italian Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli, who is running for Rome mayor, put forward a proposal to help curb sexual assault: a "rape bracelet." Yes, seriously. Rutelli suggested that women who were forced to cross risky areas of the city alone at night be given bracelets which would alert the police in the event of danger...The device would allow the wearer to transmit an alarm signal to the nearest...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
Gianni Alemanno’s surprising victory over Francesco Rutelli brings about the first rightist mayor since World War II Share This
Time (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Gianni Alemanno's surprising victory over Francesco Rutelli brings about the first rightist mayor since World War II
BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Center-right solidifies gains in Italy (Elisabetta Povoledo, April 28, 2008, IHT) Promising to crack down on crime, the center-right candidate Gianni Alemanno, who ran with the conservative People of Freedom party, defeated Francesco Rutelli, who had served as mayor of the capital from 1993 to 2001. Alemanno won a comfortable majority with nearly 54 percent of the vote. He will be the first rightist...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Gianni Alemanno is set to become the first rightist mayor of Rome since World War II after Francesco Rutelli, the center-left candidate, conceded defeat.
France24 (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
For the first time in 15 years, Rome has shifted to the right in favour of a former neo-fascist. Italian voter preferred Gianni Alemanno to his rival, Francesco Rutelli, in a humiliating defeat for the city's left-wing bloc.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Rome - Polls closed on Monday afternoon in Rome for the second and last day of the Italian capital's mayoral elections - a run-off between centre-left candidate Francesco Rutelli and his centre-right rival, Gianni Alemanno. Some 61 per cent of the mo...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Rome - Polls re-opened Monday morning in Rome for the second and last day of the Italian capital's mayoral elections - a runoff between centre-left candidate Francesco Rutelli and his centre-right rival, Gianni Alemanno. Polls opened at 0500 GMT and ...
worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 23/04/2008
The brutal rape of a young woman in Rome last week has stirred up a law and order debate ahead of this weekend's mayoral elections. One candidate, Francesco Rutelli, has proposed fitting women with alarm bracelets. His opponent is dismissive but one women's issues advocate says it's not such a bad idea. Go to news source
Chaos Theory (Free subscription) | 23/04/2008
(Salon) "What's an Italian politician to do after two highly publicized rapes sparked public outrage: Campaign for safer streets and tougher penalties for rapists? Nah, that's old hat if you ask Rome mayoral candidate Francesco Rutelli. He's responded to the...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 22/04/2008
What's an Italian politician to do after two highly publicized rapes sparked public outrage: Campaign for safer streets and tougher penalties for rapists? Nah, that's old hat if you ask Rome mayoral candidate Francesco Rutelli. He's responded to the uproar over the recent rapes by suggesting that women be outfitted with satellite tracking devices with a medical-alert-like button -- only instead of...
