Its first leader, Walter Veltroni, had quit after a disastrous election result in Sardinia.

奥尔特·维尔特·罗尼，该党的第一任领导人，在撒丁区竞选中落选之后卸职了。

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The party leader, Walter Veltroni, astounded his longest-serving parliamentarian by replacing him with a 26-year-old woman.

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"Safeguarding Rome's ancient legacy does not mean that the contemporary city is unable to produce artistic beauty, " says Rome's mayor, Walter Veltroni.

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And the left did conspicuously well in Rome, whose mayor, Walter Veltroni, is one of the few credible alternatives to Mr Prodi as leader of the opposition.

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