| Author (Person) | Zampano, Giada |
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| Series Title | Politico |
| Series Details | 25.09.17 |
| Publication Date | 25/09/2017 |
| Content Type | News |
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Backgrouynd However, in local elections in Italy held on the 12 June 2017, which were considered a litmus test for parliamentary elections due in the autumn of 2017 or spring of 2018, there were signs of major losses for the populist Five-Star-Movement (M5S). There were elections in 1,005 of the country's towns, villages and cities, including four regional capitals: L'Aquila, Catanzaro, Palermo, and Genoa. In 2016, the party had conquered the town halls of Rome and Turin, while the governing Partito Democratico fared poorly. Many Italian newspapers report as good news that the tide seems to be turning.Italy's populist 5-Star Movement (M5S) held an electronic primary election on the 21-22 September 2017 to select a new leader to take the party into the forthcoming general election in Italy. The clear winner was the 31 year old Luigi Di Maio The election was likely to take place in the spring of 2018. The new leader told AFP on the 24 September 2017 that the party did not want to leave the European Union but change the rules. This was seen as a softening of the Eurosceptic line taken by founding leader Beppe Grillo and other M5S figures. The development took place at the same time as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was back in the political arena again after announcing in September 2017 that he wanted to lead his party Forza Italia in the forthcoming elections |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.politico.eu/article/5stars-pin-hopes-on-moderate-leader/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Italy |
