Will Beppe Grillo be the next prime minister of Italy?
Posted on | December 5, 2016 | No Comments
‘Italy’s Trump’: This is what the Five Star Movement is all about
Italy’s Five Star Movement (M5S) was back in the headlines on Sunday for its major role in a bitter – and successful – campaign against prime minister Matteo Renzi’s proposed constitutional reforms. The No vote it backed in the referendum forced Renzi’s resignation. Polls indicate M5S is now the most popular opposition party in Italy, and it looks well-placed to make a bid for power if a snap election is called. But what exactly is this insurgent movement, and where has it come from? Online beginnings Founded in 2009 by comedian Beppe Grillo and web strategist Gianroberto Casaleggio, the party was based on “the twin ideas of a new form of direct democracy and popular disgust with the political
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