Beppe Grillo
Kasselakis urges party committee to expel critics as SYRIZA teeters on the brink
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has called on the members of the party's central committee to expel four prominent party cadres who have been highly critical of him since his election during a crucial meeting on Saturday.
Beppe Grillo's "Five Star Movement" Won the Italian Parliamentary Elections
Italian anti-elitist "Five Star Movement" headed by Luigi Di Maio leads the Italian elections, according to the first data from the exit polls distributed by RAI News 24. The movement was founded by comedian Beppe Grillo.
Italian Parliament Approves Controversial Electoral Law
The Italian parliament Thursday gave its final go-ahead to a highly contested electoral law that will shape the results of next year's general election to the advantage of established parties, Politico writes.
Glenn Kim presents Varoufakis's alternative currency plan
The plan for a parallel currency that the Greek government and the finance minister of the time, Yanis Varoufakis, were planning in 2015, were laid bare with all the details by his close associate at the time, Glenn Kim on Monday at an Italian parliamentary event organized by Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement.
Italy's Renzi says to quit after crushing referendum defeat
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his resignation on Dec. 5, hours after it was confirmed he had suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform that has sparked fresh jitters about the fate of a united Europe.
Italy's Renzi quits after crushing referendum defeat
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his resignation on Dec. 5, hours after it was confirmed he had suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform.
Italy referendum: “No”-60%, “Yes”-40% (video-photos)
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution.
In a late-night news conference, he said he took responsibility for the outcome, and said the No camp must now make clear proposals.
With most ballots counted, the No vote leads with 60% against 40% for Yes.
Delors: EU is struggling between survival and decline
When I was writing this article, the outcome of Sunday's referendum in Italy was still not known. And we could not know whether Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has stood by his word to resign in the event that his proposed EU-backed reforms in the country's political institutions are rejected.
Beppe Grillo celebrates with ‘No’ supporters in Athens! (pics & vids)
Italian actor, political activist, turned populist politician and leader of the Five Star movement, Beppe Grillo, was among the Athenians celebrating at Syntagma Square on Sunday night after the verdict of the Greek referendum came out in favour of the ‘No’ campaign.
Italian Eurosceptics gather signatures for referendum on EZ exit
Italy's influential Italian Eurosceptic political party, Five Star Movement (M5S), has collected over 100,000 signatures for a petition calling for a law that would allow a referendum on Italy's withdrawal from the eurozone.