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Italy’s 5Stars complete shift to traditional party
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Aug 04, 2021 09:11am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Aug 04, 2021 11:45am |
| Description | ROME — Once proudly anti-establishment, Italy’s 5Star Movement completed its transformation into a conventional political party after members approved a revamp pushed by former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Conte won overwhelming support for his plan to remodel the 5Stars, with a top-down power structure and formal headquarters.
Conte, who has no official party affiliation but led two coalition governments including the 5Stars, had been asked by the founder, comedian Beppe Grillo, to “refound” the movement after being ousted as prime minister in January in favor of Mario Draghi. Grillo initially rejected Conte’s plans but the two reached an agreement in July.
In a two-day online consultation of members, 87 percent voted in favor of his proposed new statute, with 61,000 of 113,000 eligible members casting a ballot, interim leader Vito Crimi announced on Facebook on Tuesday night, adding, “This statute tells us who we are and what we want. It gives us an identity.” |
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