FLORENCE — Before there was Brexit or Donald Trump, there was Italy’s 5Star Movement.
Ever since it burst onto the scene in 2013, at the height of the euro crisis, the anti-establishment, Euroskeptic political party has served as the country’s largest, and loudest, opposition group, stubbornly defying predictions of a collapse in support. Recent polls put it as Italy’s second most popular party, close behind Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s Democratic Party.
The party’s enduring popularity has many in the European political establishment worried about the Continent’s future. And possibly for good reason. The 5Star Movement is calling for a referendum on Italy’s …read more
Source: European Voice
