Five Star Movement facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Five Star Movement
Movimento Cinque Stelle M5S |
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| Leader | Luigi Di Maio |
| Founder | Beppe Grillo Gianroberto Casaleggio |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Ideology | Populism E-democracy Direct democracy Environmentalism Anti-establishment Anti-globalisation |
| Political position | Big tent |
The Five Star Movement (M5S; Italian: Movimento 5 Stelle) is an Italian political party. The leader is Luigi Di Maio.
The party was formed by Beppe Grillo and Gianroberto Casaleggio in October 2009. Beppe Grillo served as leader of the party from 2009 to 2017. In September 2017, Luigi Di Maio became leader of the party.
After the 2018 elections, the Five Star Movement became the largest party in the Italian Parliament. Also, the party formed a coalition with the right-wing Lega Nord.
After the break of the Conte I Cabinet, the party formed a coalition in the next Cabinet with the Democratic Party.
From 2014, the party has was a member of the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group in the European Parliament. However, in 2017 party members of the Five Star Movement voted to leave the EFDD.
Images for kids
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V-Day in Bologna, 2007
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Beppe Grillo in Trento during the 2013 electoral campaign
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Grillo addressing the crowd in Rome, 2014
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Map showing the 2019 European Parliament election result
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Grillo (on the right) with Giovanni Favia (on the left), who was expelled from the M5S in 2011
See also
In Spanish: Movimiento 5 Estrellas para niños
