EUROSCEPTISM AND POPULISM IN ITALY: THE EXAMPLE OF “FIVE STARS” MOVEMENT
Abstract
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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E. A. Maslova
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University).
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena A. Maslova, Cand. Sci. (Pol.), senior lecturer, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University).
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Maslova E.A. EUROSCEPTISM AND POPULISM IN ITALY: THE EXAMPLE OF “FIVE STARS” MOVEMENT. Outlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law. 2017;10(1):141-157. (In Russ.)
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