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INSIGHT-Divided over Draghi, Italy s 5-Star has an identity crisis Reuters 2/19/2021 5-Star is largest party in parliament Support has plunged since 2018 election Party has lost its anti-establishment identity It is split over Draghi and its future direction Former PM Conte seen as possible future leader
By Gavin Jones, Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte
ROME, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Italy s 5-Star Movement, once a prototype for successful populist and anti-establishment parties around Europe, is at a crossroads. Does it fully embrace the political mainstream, or revert to being an outsider?
With support ebbing, its fate could shape Italian politics for years to come, and the battle lines over its future have been drawn.
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ROME (Reuters) - Italy’s 5-Star Movement, once a prototype for successful populist and anti-establishment parties around Europe, is at a crossroads. Does it fully embrace the political mainstream, or revert to being an outsider?
FILE PHOTO: Italy s Prime Minister Mario Draghi drinks a beverage during a debate at the Senate ahead of a confidence vote for the government, in Rome, Italy, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/Pool/File Photo
With support ebbing, its fate could shape Italian politics for years to come, and the battle lines over its future have been drawn.
When the head of state asked former European Central Bank head Mario Draghi on Feb. 2 to try to form a government, and so end Italy’s political stalemate, 5-Star’s leadership immediately ruled out supporting him.
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