Former Rome mayor Alemanno released from prison, set to meet Vannacci

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 24 - Former Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno was released from the city's Rebibbia prison on Wednesday after spending almost 18 months behind bars over a conviction for influence peddling and said he was set to dine with general-turned-politician Roberto Vannacci and join his new far-right National Future (FN) party. "I leave prison an innocent man," Alemanno told reporters. "I'll see Vannacci for dinner this evening. "He's a new face, a new hope that breaks the mould and opens u...

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