Protests against water privatization in Rome

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‘Rome is not for sale,’ declared the slogan that protestors paraded in a march Saturday against the privatisation of the Italian capital’s water company. The right wing administration of mayor Gianni Alemanno plans to sell a 21% of the current 51% majority stake held by the public authorities in ACEA, the local water company, with minority private shareholders including French multi-national utility company GDF Suez (with a stake) potentially grabbing control. In a nationwide referendum in June 2011, 96% of Italians who voted, or 26 million (turn-out was 57%) said they rejected the privatisation of water. In Rome, million people voted against.

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