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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Crispian Balmer

Migrant politician has rocky start in Italian parliament

FILE PHOTO: MP Aboubakar Soumahoro sits in the lower house of parliament during the first voting session to elect the new speaker in Rome, Italy, October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Italy's only Black lawmaker suspended himself from his left-wing party on Thursday after his family was accused of mismanaging funds and exploiting staff at two associations meant to help immigrants.

The growing scandal has dealt a severe political blow to Aboubakar Soumahoro, Italy's best-known activist for migrants' rights who only entered parliament last month after winning a seat in a national election for his Green and Left party.

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