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| Rome mayor Ignazio Marino resigns over expenses row | Rome mayor Ignazio Marino resigns over expenses row |
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| Rome's embattled Mayor, Ignazio Marino, has resigned following a scandal over his credit card expenses. | Rome's embattled Mayor, Ignazio Marino, has resigned following a scandal over his credit card expenses. |
| Mr Marino has denied allegations he paid personal restaurant bills using official funds. | Mr Marino has denied allegations he paid personal restaurant bills using official funds. |
| He offered to pay back €20,000 ($22,5000) early on Thursday but later said he would stand down, when his Democratic Party withdrew its support. | He offered to pay back €20,000 ($22,5000) early on Thursday but later said he would stand down, when his Democratic Party withdrew its support. |
| Mr Marino was already under pressure over the dilapidated state of Italy's capital. | Mr Marino was already under pressure over the dilapidated state of Italy's capital. |
| The mayor faced calls to resign last year for a series of unpaid parking tickets, and saw his popularity slump after a corruption scandal implicated several politicians, including his predecessor. | |
| Mr Marino, who took office in 2013, was also criticised for not stopping an alleged mafia boss being given a glitzy funeral in the city. | Mr Marino, who took office in 2013, was also criticised for not stopping an alleged mafia boss being given a glitzy funeral in the city. |
| He said his resignation should not be taken as an admission of guilt, but said "political conditions" had made it impossible to continue. | He said his resignation should not be taken as an admission of guilt, but said "political conditions" had made it impossible to continue. |