Italy’s Election Deadlock: Grillo Vote No Joke …
- February 26th, 2013
- Posted by EUEditor
Results coming out of elections in Italy on Sunday gave a narrow victory to the centre-left opposition, but only in the lower house of parliament -Â raising the prospect of a deadlock and fresh elections.
The anti-establishment 5-Star movement of the comedian, turned serious, Beppe Grillo (picture), matched the two mainstream political groupings; its rejectionist politics –against the Euro, austerity, globalisation, tough times- proved a lightning rod for mainly younger people sick of politics-and-business-as-usual. … Read More »
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