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According to Reuters reported on the 24th, in some neighborhoods of the Italian capital, the phenomenon of wild boar running on the streets has become very common, so that the problem has involved the election campaign for the mayoral election of Rome.
The Reuters article joked: "All roads lead to Rome, at least the wild boar seems to be like this." ”
Attracted by piles of foul-smelling garbage rolling out of unattended garbage dumps, more and more animals have come to the Italian city in recent years.
A video released by Reuters on Wednesday showed adult wild boars leading piglets through northern Rome and carefree around cars and pedestrians.
The mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, a member of the political party Five Star Movement (M5S), is seeking re-election in October's election and is trying to shift the responsibility for this unwelcome tourist (wild boar) to her political opponents.
In a legal lawsuit filed by Raj earlier this month, she accused the Lazio region of failing to drive the animals out of the capital. The Lazio region is centered on Rome and is governed by the Italian Democratic Party (PD).
Authorities in the region, however, denied Raj's allegations and said the management of the animals outside the countryside surrounding the city was decided by Rome's various municipal councils.
Roberto Gualtieri, a Member of the Democratic Party, one of Raj's main opponents in the mayoral campaign, said the lawsuit against wild boars in the region was "a joke" and accused the incumbent government of mismanagement.
Right-wing politician Giorgia Meloni said in his campaign for mayor on Wednesday: "Raj is not really a mayor, she is basically a zoologist, [because] wild boars, rats as big as Labrador, seagull killers, we've all seen it." ”
Reuters mentioned that in May this year, six wild boars were seen harassing a woman in a parking lot near Rome, forcing her to throw down her shopping bag and escape. In October last year, police shot and killed a sow and six of her piglets on a playground near the Vatican, causing public outrage.
(Editor: WDQ)