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Italy’s eurosceptic party scoring big win in Rome mayoral election – polls Italy’s eurosceptic party scores big wins in Rome, Turin mayoral elections
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Italy’s eurosceptic anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) is leading in mayoral elections in Rome and Turin, exit polls showed on Sunday. A win would be a massive blow to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s center-left Democratic Party (PD). Italy’s eurosceptic anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) has achieved a breakthrough by winning mayoral elections in Rome and Turin. The win is expected to be a massive blow to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s center-left Democratic Party (PD).
M5S candidate Virginia Raggi, a popular 37-year-old lawyer, looks likely to win Rome’s run-off round, taking around 62-66 percent of the vote, according to pollster EMG. Meanwhile, her opponent, the center-left’s Roberto Giachetti, is projected to receive only 34-38 percent of the vote. M5S candidate Virginia Raggi, a popular 37-year-old lawyer, has managed to take 67 percent of the vote in the Rome mayoral run-off ballot. Raggi has made history by becoming the city's first woman mayor.
Raggi ran on a platform focused on fighting corruption and cronyism. “A new era is beginning with us,” said Raggi. “We'll work to bring back legality and transparency to the city's institutions.”Raggi ran on a platform focused on fighting corruption and cronyism.
However, the biggest impact to PM Renzi’s standing may be a shocking defeat in his stronghold, Turin, where incumbent Piero Fassino is facing M5S candidate Chiara Appendino.The race looks very tight, with polls projecting Appendino to win with 49.5-53.5 percent of the vote to Fassino’s 46.5-50.5 percent. Meanwhile, her opponent, the center-left’s Roberto Giachetti, received only 33 percent of the vote. Giachetti conceded defeat before the final results were announced.
Nevertheless, Renzi’s PD looks to keep its hold on Italy’s financial capital, Milan, where an EMG opinion poll said center-left candidate Giuseppe Sala will win with 49.5-53.5 percent of the vote, while the Center-Right Coalition’s Stefano Parisi will lose with 46.5-50.5. “I just called Virginia Raggi and paid my compliments,” he said, as cited by RomaToday. He admitted that it had been a tough election campaign from the very beginning and he promised to “continue to work for Rome” as the part of a “constructive opposition.”
Around 8.6 million people – a fifth of the total electorate – were eligible to vote in the second round of Italy’s mayoral races. Second rounds were held in the 126 towns where no candidate received over 50 percent of the vote in the first, which was held on June 5. However, the biggest impact to PM Renzi’s standing may be a shocking defeat in his stronghold, Turin, where incumbent Piero Fassino was swept by M5S candidate Chiara Appendino. Appendino managed to get 55 percent of the vote.
M5S has shown stellar results during the Italian mayoral elections. Though founded less than seven years ago, it is currently Italy’s leading opposition party. The populist movement is more set against corruption and cronyism than austerity, and its key pillars include holding a referendum on euro membership and environmentalism. Nevertheless, Renzi’s PD looks to keep its hold on Italy’s financial capital, Milan, where center-left candidate Giuseppe Sala won with 51.7 percent of the vote, while the Center-Right Coalition’s Stefano Parisi got 48.3 percent.
Around 8.6 million people – one-fifth of the total electorate – were eligible to vote in the second round of Italy’s mayoral races. Second rounds were held in the 126 towns where no candidate received over 50 percent of the vote in the first, which was held on June 5.
M5S has shown stellar results during the Italian mayoral elections. Though founded less than seven years ago, it is currently Italy’s leading opposition party. The movement is more set against corruption and cronyism than austerity, and its key pillars include holding a referendum on euro membership and environmentalism.
M5S members believe that Italy’s current left and right party division is outdated, freely picking and choosing from policies originating on both sides.M5S members believe that Italy’s current left and right party division is outdated, freely picking and choosing from policies originating on both sides.
Evidence of corruption has boosted the popularity of the Five Star Movement, which is led by comedian Beppe Grillo. Evidence of corruption has boosted the popularity of the Five Star Movement, which is led by comedian Beppe Grillo.Grillo put the party on the map with a slogan directed at the establishment – “vaffanculo” – which literally means “f**k off.” He has also expressed unwillingness to form any type of coalition government.
Grillo put the party on the map with a slogan directed at the establishment – “vaffanculo” – which literally means “f**k off.” He has also expressed unwillingness to form any type of a coalition government.