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Founded in 2009 by comedian Beppe Grillo and Gianroberto Casaleggio, computer expert considered as the inventor of a 2.0 populism, the 5-star movement celebrated this Saturday, October 12, its ten years in Naples. One of his electoral strongholds.
With our correspondent in Rome, Anne Le Nir
The era of "Va fa! "(" Is going to make you see "), launched to the elites in crowded public places, is far behind the M5S. The movement co-founded by the comedian Beppe Grillo has been in power for a year and a half and his historical score (more than 32%) in the elections of 2018. After having shared for 14 months with the Matteo Salvini League, he tied a government pact with the center-left Democratic Party.
For his young political leader, the Neapolitan Luigi Di Maio, argues that this unclassifiable party still embodies the greatest political innovation in Italy. " The results we got did not solve all the problems. But ten years of Movement have forever changed the politics of the country. And this especially thanks to our strength of will, "he says.
It will take a lot of willpower because the Movement has lost six million voters. It currently collects 18.8% of the voting intentions, against 20% for the PD and 32% for the League. What to bring back on stage its co-founder, who had been very discreet in recent months. " We have changed and this change is right. When we hear the secretary of the Democratic Party say "one is worth the other", it's wonderful! Because he is following our concept that "one is worth one"! "Enthuses Beppe Grillo.
The head of the government, Giuseppe Conte, was also heard in Naples, who took the opportunity to demand that the European Union speak " with one voice in order to stop the Turkish offensive in Syria ".