https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The son of the comedian and activist Beppe Grillo has been accused of raping a 19-year-old Scandinavian woman at his father's villa. https://www.thelocal.it/20190906/five-star-founder-beppe-grillos-son-investigated-in-gang-rape-case Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:30:58 +0200 five-star-founder-beppe-grillos-son-investigated-in-gang-rape-case Italy's Five Star Movement has launched primaries to choose its candidate for prime minister in the upcoming general election. https://www.thelocal.it/20170918/italys-five-star-movement-gets-ready-to-choose-its-candidate-for-pm Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:34:21 +0200 italys-five-star-movement-gets-ready-to-choose-its-candidate-for-pm UPDATED: Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement suffered a setback on Sunday after exit polls and early results from local elections showed they failed to advance to the second round of voting in any of the country's main cities. https://www.thelocal.it/20170612/local-elections-deal-a-heavy-blow-for-italys-five-star-movement Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:19:00 +0200 local-elections-deal-a-heavy-blow-for-italys-five-star-movement "We need to let young people become the driving force for innovation in Italy," said the leader of Italy's anti-establishment party in a blog post promising to campaign to give 16-year-olds the vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20170509/five-star-movement-leader-beppe-grillo-italy-m5s-16-year-olds-teenagers-vote-elections-politics Tue, 09 May 2017 14:33:51 +0200 five-star-movement-leader-beppe-grillo-italy-m5s-16-year-olds-teenagers-vote-elections-politics Press freedom in Italy has improved significantly over the past year, Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday. But the NGO warned journalists still face threats and intimidation from politicians as well as criminal groups. https://www.thelocal.it/20170426/italy-soars-in-press-freedom-rankings-but-journalists-still-face-alarming-threats Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:22:03 +0200 italy-soars-in-press-freedom-rankings-but-journalists-still-face-alarming-threats It aspires to govern Italy but the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) is suffering growing pains linked to the model of direct democracy on which it is run, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.it/20170409/italy-populists-suffer-growing-pains-with-online-democracy Sun, 09 Apr 2017 17:39:50 +0200 italy-populists-suffer-growing-pains-with-online-democracy The liberal group in the European Parliament on Monday rejected a controversial application by Italy's biggest opposition party, the populist Five Star Movement, to join forces. https://www.thelocal.it/20170109/five-star-flop-euro-liberals-say-no-to-grillo Mon, 09 Jan 2017 21:56:11 +0100 five-star-flop-euro-liberals-say-no-to-grillo Italy's biggest opposition party, the populist Five Star Movement, voted Monday in favour of leaving a Eurosceptic bloc it is currently part of in the European Parliament. https://www.thelocal.it/20170109/italys-five-star-movement-votes-to-leave-eurosceptics-for-euro-liberals Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:30:44 +0100 italys-five-star-movement-votes-to-leave-eurosceptics-for-euro-liberals The head of Italy's populist Five Star movement (M5S) said on Sunday he wants to abandon a eurosceptic alliance in the European Parliament with Britain's UKIP party, which will leave the legislature after Brexit. https://www.thelocal.it/20170109/italian-populist-urges-abandoning-ukip-in-eu-parliament Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:55:34 +0100 italian-populist-urges-abandoning-ukip-in-eu-parliament Italy's media and traditional political parties were up in arms Wednesday after the head of the populist Five Star movement accused the country's journalists of "manufacturing false news". https://www.thelocal.it/20170104/italys-populist-leader-blames-journalists-for-fake-news-says-public-should-decide Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:16:26 +0100 italys-populist-leader-blames-journalists-for-fake-news-says-public-should-decide Matteo Renzi's downfall following the resounding 'No' to his constitutional reform has left a hole in the Italian political landscape and a host of figures jockeying to seize the vacated throne of power. https://www.thelocal.it/20161207/the-winners-and-losers-of-italys-referendum Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:06:49 +0100 the-winners-and-losers-of-italys-referendum Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi prepared to hand in his resignation Monday after suffering a ruinous referendum defeat cheered by populist leaders but sparking fresh jitters in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20161205/eurosceptics-delight-as-defeated-renzi-quits Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:29:03 +0100 eurosceptics-delight-as-defeated-renzi-quits Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi heads into a career-defining constitutional referendum this weekend hoping a last-minute turnaround in voter sentiment will help him hold on to power. https://www.thelocal.it/20161202/will-renzi-be-next-casualty-of-2016s-populist-wave Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:56:43 +0100 will-renzi-be-next-casualty-of-2016s-populist-wave The Five Star Movement - Italy's anti-establishment movement and the most popular opposition party in the country according to polls - have grabbed plenty of headlines. But what do you need to know about them? James Newall, a politics professor at the UK's Salford University, explains. https://www.thelocal.it/20161202/what-is-italys-five-star-movement Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:04:53 +0100 what-is-italys-five-star-movement The leader of Italy's populist Five Star Movement party appears rattled by accusations that it is behind a network of fake news sites, but sidestepped some key questions in his response to the claims. https://www.thelocal.it/20161130/five-star-movement-sidesteps-claims-of-pro-russia-fake-news Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:38:42 +0100 five-star-movement-sidesteps-claims-of-pro-russia-fake-news Beppe Grillo, the founder of Italy's Five Star Movement (MS5), has sparked controversy after joking that London's new mayor, Sadiq Khan, is a suicide bomber. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/grillo-sparks-fury-with-suicide-bomber-jibe-at-londons-muslim-mayor Mon, 16 May 2016 13:55:58 +0200 grillo-sparks-fury-with-suicide-bomber-jibe-at-londons-muslim-mayor The campaign by Italy’s Five Star Movement to exit the euro currency gathered pace on Thursday, with leader Beppe Grillo announcing the party has so far gathered 50,000 signatures calling for a referendum. https://www.thelocal.it/20141218/grillos-anti-euro-campaign-gathers-pace Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:55:00 +0100 grillos-anti-euro-campaign-gathers-pace British eurosceptic leader Nigel Farage's group in the European Parliament collapsed on Thursday after a Latvian member pulled out, ending a short-lived alliance which included Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement. https://www.thelocal.it/20141016/grillo-stranded-as-farage-eu-group-collapses Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:00:00 +0200 grillo-stranded-as-farage-eu-group-collapses Quarantining migrants infected with tuberculosis "make no sense", a director from the World Health Organization told The Local on Wednesday, after Five Star Movement leader Beppe Grillo called for strong action to stop the disease spreading in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140903/grillo-warns-of-tb-return-with-migrants Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:16:00 +0200 grillo-warns-of-tb-return-with-migrants Beppe Grillo has clinched a meeting today for his Five Star Movement (M5S) with the prime minister's Democratic Party (PD), to negotiate a new electoral law. https://www.thelocal.it/20140717/grillo-wins-party-meeting-over-electoral-law Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:56:00 +0200 grillo-wins-party-meeting-over-electoral-law