The mayor of Venice has announced his resignation a week after being arrested in a corruption probe.
Giorgio Orsoni was one of 30 people accused of financing election campaigns with bribes of 25 million euros from the group building the city's flood barriers.
The former university professor said he had been forced to step down after receiving little backing from the Democratic party.
"I decided to give my resignation as Venice's mayor. But it is with great sadness, I am convinced I have alway...
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