Florence Goldoni statue daubed with graffiti

City opposition accuses Renzi of inaction

(ANSA) - Florence, April 10 - A statue of 18th-century Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni was daubed with graffiti in Florence Wednesday night. Opposition members of the city council led by the Democratic Party (PD) claimed the incident "proves that the vows made by (PD leader, ex-Florence mayor and Premier Matteo) Renzi were empty".

They alleged that "nothing has been done" to foil 'writers' since the Tuscan capital's Piazza Savonarola was "disfigured" last month. Renzi was Florence mayor for five years until he became premier last month after ousting party colleague Enrico Letta.