Until recently, this city was infamous as one of the world's organised crime capitals. Warring mobsters gunned down rivals in the streets and built ugly high-rise apartments with public funds while much of the historic centre was left to crumble.
Upcoming mayoral elections in the Sicilian capital of Palermo are being overshadowed by the involvement in the campaign of two prominent politicians who have spent time in jail for mafia-related crimes.
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Upcoming mayoral elections in the Sicilian capital of Palermo are being overshadowed by the involvement in the campa.