Fassino blamed his loss on right-wing forces, who, after faring poorly in the first-round balloting, joined up with 5-Star supporters to defeat the center-left Democrats. Her rival, Democrat Roberto Giachetti, who was backed by Renzi, conceded defeat less than an hour after polls closed. Another embarrassment for Renzi could be the new Rome's mayor's opposition to the city's bid to host the Olympics in 2024. With more than 80 percent of ballots counted from Sunday's election, Virginia Raggi of the 5-Star Movement led by a 2-to-1 margin. "I will work to bring legality and transparency" to Rome's administration, Raggi told supporters early Monday.

Source: Fox News June 20, 2016 01:18 UTC