Italy's Five Star Movement had until recently threatened to upend the political status quo, but today the party is becoming ‘totally irrelevant’, political commentators say.
The head of Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), which co-governs the country, stepped down as party leader on Wednesday in a move likely to trigger political shockwaves.
Italy's new foreign minister, Five Star Movement chief Luigi Di Maio, is a telegenic young gun who has turned his anti-establishment party into a mainstream political force capable of allying with right and left.
Members of Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S) on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of forming a government with the centre-left, pulling the country back from the brink of snap elections.
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) -- a champion of "digital democracy" -- on Tuesday puts its new government deal to a vote among its members through its online platform, Rousseau.
Born ten years ago from a grassroots rebellion against traditional politics, Italy's Five Star Movement has evolved into a party capable of forging alliances with the far-right and now the left.
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) warned on Friday that its tentative coalition deal with the centre-left Democratic Party could still fall apart.
Giuseppe Conte was on Thursday given a new mandate to govern, this time with a coalition between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and centre-left Democratic Party after the fall of the Five Star's alliance with the far-right League. So how did we get here? Here's a recap.
UPDATED: Italian premier-designate Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday that a new hastily-formed coalition would lead a "more united, inclusive" country following the collapse of the country's populist government.
UPDATED: The leader of Italy's Democratic Party has told the country's president his party is ready to form a government with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement following days of crisis talks after the ruling coalition collapsed.
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement threatened on Tuesday to pull the plug on tense negotiations with the centre-left Democratic Party over forming a new government, insisting its choice of prime minister was a red line.
Italy's president on Monday allowed an extra day for coalition negotiations, interpreted by some as a hopeful sign that a deal may be in the works weeks after the government collapsed.
Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) said talks Friday with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement on forming a workable coalition government had been "positive".
Following Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's resignation, Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday began talks aimed at resolving the political crisis. But what happens now?
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) will vote Thursday on whether to ditch leader Luigi Di Maio after the party's flop at European elections, the deputy prime minister said.
Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S) wants to team up with like-minded populist parties and form a new grouping within the European Parliament to take power from the traditional left and right, its leader said Sunday.
One half of Italy's government trounced the other in Abruzzo and Sardinia. It's a sign which way the wind is blowing nationwide, writes Davide Vampa, lecturer in politics at Aston University.
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) made the environment one of its main campaign themes in 2018. But eight months after coming to power in a populist coalition with the hard-right League, it has little to show for it, say environmental activists.
Five Star pledged to “clean up” Italian politics when it came to power last year, but a vote on Salvini's political immunity put it in a messy situation.
Italy's Five Star Movement is using an online poll to help it decide whether to block a potential trial against League leader and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for alleged kidnapping and abuse of power.
The head of Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) said on Friday it was joining forces at the upcoming Brussels elections with four other parties to offer an alternative to traditional politics.
Italy's deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio, head of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), said on Tuesday he had met with "yellow vest" protesters in France.
