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.

Keywords

• italy
• grillo
• movimento 5 stelle
• euroscepticism
• populism