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Five Star Movement
LeaderBeppe Grillo
Founded4 October 2009
Newspaperbeppegrillo.it
Membership (2012)255.339[1][third-party source needed]
IdeologyPopulism
Environmentalism
Degrowth[2]
Anti-corruption
E-democracy
Euroscepticism
European affiliationnone
European Parliament groupno MEPs
International affiliationnone
ColoursYellow and White
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Website
www.movimentocinquestelle.it
File:MoVimento5Stelle Roma 2013.jpg
Crowd in Piazza San Giovanni for the last meeting before 2013 election; an estimate of 800,000 people attended this event.

The Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle, M5S), originally known as Movement of National Liberation (Movimento di Liberazione Nazionale), is an Italian political party launched by Beppe Grillo, a popular comedian and blogger, and Gianroberto Casaleggio on 4 October 2009.[3][4][5] The party is populist,[6][7][8] ecologist,[9] and partially Eurosceptic.[10][11] It also advocates direct democracy[12][13] and free access to the Internet,[14] and condemns corruption.

History

2010 regional elections

At the 2010 regional elections the M5S obtained notable results in the five regions where it run a candidate for President: Giovanni Favia gained 7.0% of the vote in Emilia-Romagna (6.0% for the list, 2 regional councillors elected), Davide Bono 4.1% in Piedmont (3.7%, 2 councillors), David Borrelli 3.2% in Veneto (2.6%, no councillors), Vito Crimi 3.0% in Lombardy (2.3%, no councillors) and Roberto Fico 1.3% in Campania (1.3%, no councillors).[15]

2012 local elections

At the 2012 local elections the M5S did well in several cities of the North, notably in Genoa (14.1%),[16] Verona (9.5%),[17] Parma (19.9%),[18] Monza (10.2%),[19] and Piacenza (10.0%).[20] In the small Venetian town of Sarego, the M5S's candidate was elected mayor with 35.2% of the vote (there is no run-off in towns with less than 15,000 inhabitants).[21] In the run-offs the party won the mayorships of Parma (60.2%),[18] Mira (52.5%),[22] and Comacchio (69.2%).[23]

After the election, the party has consistently scored around 15-20% nationally in opinion polls, frequently ahead of The People of Freedom and second just to the Democratic Party (see 2013 general election).

2012 Sicilian regional election

At the Sicilian regional elections of 2012 the M5S filed as candidate Giancarlo Cancelleri. The campaign kicked-off with Grillo's arrival in Messina on 10 October swimming from the mainland.[24][25] In the election Cancelleri came third with 18.2% of the vote, while the M5S was the most voted party with 14.9%, obtaining 15 seats out of 90 in the Regional Assembly, in a very fragmented political landscape.[26] The election was however characterized by a low participation as only 47.4% of eligible voters effectively turned out to vote.[27]

2013 general election

On 29 October 2012, Grillo announced the guidelines for standing as party candidates in the 2013 general election.[28][29] For the first time in the world, the candidates were chosen by party members through an online primary between 3 and 6 December.[30]

On 12 December, Grillo expelled two leading members from the party: Giovanni Favia, regional councillor of Emilia-Romagna, and Federica Salsi, municipal councillor in Bologna. The former had talked about the lack of democracy within the party, while the latter had taken part in a political talk show on Italian television, something that was discouraged and later forbidden by Grillo.[31]

On 22 February 2013, a crowd of 800,000 people attented the last meeting of Beppe Grillo before the election, in Piazza San Giovanni in Rome.[32]

References

  1. ^ http://www.beppegrillo.it/2012/12/le_buffonarie.html
  2. ^ Il Movimento per la Decrescita Felice prende le distanze dal Movimento 5 Stelle
  3. ^ "NOTIZIE IN DUE MINUTI". Corriere della Sera. 5. p. p.64. Retrieved 27 May 2012. {{cite web}}: |page= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Nasce il Movimento (a 5 stelle) di Liberazione Nazionale di Beppe Grillo". polisblog (in Italian). Blogo.it. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Italian politics: A waning star? | The Economist". Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  6. ^ "Italian upstart party does well in local polls". AFP. Retrieved 30 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  7. ^ "Populist former comic frightens Italy's parties". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  8. ^ http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE86C0YU20120713
  9. ^ "Beppe Grillo: The new live wire of Italian politics". Times of Malta. Retrieved 30 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  10. ^ http://www.corriere.it/politica/12_settembre_22/grillo-parma-manifestazione-inceneritore_4f83d15c-04b2-11e2-ab71-c3ed46be5e0b.shtml
  11. ^ Andrea Mollica (10). "Beppe Grillo: "L'Italia deve uscire dall'euro"". Giornalettisimo (in Italian). Giornalettisimo. Retrieved 27 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  12. ^ http://www.beppegrillo.it/en/2012/06/the_citizen_in_power.html
  13. ^ http://it.ibtimes.com/articles/38028/20121106/grillo-m5s-non-si-allea-con-nessuno-federica-salsi.htm
  14. ^ http://news.wintricks.it/web/dal-web/28617/grillo-internet-gratis-per-tutti/
  15. ^ http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=R&dtel=28/03/2010
  16. ^ "Elezioni 2012, Amministrative". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). RCS Mediagroup S.p.a. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Elezioni 2012 Amministrative,Risultati Comune diVERONA". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). RCS Mediagroup S.p.a. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  18. ^ a b "Elezioni Amministrative 2012, risultati comune di Parma". Corriere della Sera.
  19. ^ "Elezioni Amministrative 2012, risultati comune di Monza". Corriere della Sera.
  20. ^ "Elezioni Amministrative 2012, risultati comune di Piacenza". Corriere della Sera.
  21. ^ "Elezioni Amministrative 2012, risultati comune di Sarego". Corriere della Sera.
  22. ^ "Elezioni Amministrative 2012, risultati comune di Mira". Corriere della Sera.
  23. ^ "Elezioni Amministrative 2012, risultati comune di Comacchio". Corriere della Sera.
  24. ^ "Elections in Sicily: Tip of the boot". The Economist. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  25. ^ Tom Kington (4 November 2012). "Italian comedian turned politician in row over his 'medieval sexism'". The Observer. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  26. ^ http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2012/elezioni/regionali/sicilia.html#risultati
  27. ^ "Sicily's first gay governor opens a new schism between Italy's old enemies - Europe - World - The Independent". Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  28. ^ "Passaparola - Comunicato Politico 53 - Elezioni politiche online - Beppe Grillo - YouTube". Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  29. ^ "Politiche, Grillo esclude i big E i «perdenti» si fanno avanti - Corriere di Bologna". Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  30. ^ http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/dicembre/07/Grillo_piu_donne_che_uomini_co_0_20121207_ccac6e04-4036-11e2-b7c1-a3315634f627.shtml
  31. ^ http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/dicembre/12/Grillo_via_ribelli_hanno_rotto_co_0_20121212_13334f68-4425-11e2-b5fd-c3827055e0fb.shtml
  32. ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-22/italian-election-campaign-ends-with-grillo-filling-roman-plaza.html
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