Simone Venturini, primo giorno da sindaco di Venezia

Celebrations continued late into the night, then a break at dawn and a 7:15 a.m. trip to the office for the press review and the first phone calls. This is how Simone Venturini's first morning as the new Mayor of Venice unfolded, following his first-round victory over center-left candidate Andrea Martella. From working with the government on key issues for the lagoon and the mainland to assembling the city's governing team: these are the priorities of the new mayor, along with Eugenio Pendolini.