EUROSCEPTISM AND POPULISM IN ITALY: THE EXAMPLE OF “FIVE STARS” MOVEMENT
Nowadays in Europe there is an increasing number of political forces who call themselves eurosceptics. Italy, as a countryfounder of the EU, is no exception. Today, public opinion polls and the voting results indicate that the Five stars Movement (“MoVimento 5 Stelle”) is the most popular party in I...
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| Language: | English |
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Ассоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”)
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/14 |
| Summary: | Nowadays in Europe there is an increasing number of political forces who call themselves eurosceptics. Italy, as a countryfounder of the EU, is no exception. Today, public opinion polls and the voting results indicate that the Five stars Movement (“MoVimento 5 Stelle”) is the most popular party in Italy. Among other things, the Movement stands on the position of euroscepticism, in particular, it is in favour of holding a referendum on the country’s withdrawal from the Euro zone. The paper examines the place and role of the party “MoVimento 5 Stelle” in the political landscape of Italy, its’ history and general points of party programme. |
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| ISSN: | 2542-0240 2587-9324 |