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Beppe Grillo's anti-disappointment party

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Analysis: Parma mayor sheds light on mystery of Italy's 5-Star

PARMA, Italy (Reuters) - The neophyte 5-Star Movement's lawmakers were, among other things, housewives, students or jobless before they took their seats in Italy's parliament on Friday, and it remains a mystery how they will handle their newly won power. Full story

Bersani ultimatum may bring new Italy election closer

ROME (Reuters) - Italy could be inching closer towards another election within months after center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani issued an ultimatum to anti-establishment 5-Star Movement boss Beppe Grillo to support a new government or return to the polls. Full story

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Italian protest party Five Star Movement leader Beppe Grillo speaks during an interview with AFP on April 18, 2013 in Pordenone. Grillo on Thursday slammed the right-left deal to back former trade union leader Franco Marini for president saying he was "a man of the system" and his election "would b

Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin

Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Beppe Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin February 16, 2013. REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

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Comedian-turned-political agitator, Beppe Grillo, speaks during his final rally in Rome's Piazza San Giovanni on February 22,2013. Italians are fed up, and no one is tapping that emotional vein better than comic-turned-political agitator Beppe Grillo and his anti-establishment 5 Star Movement. Grill

Activist looks at Five Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo on the screen during a rally in Rome
Activist looks at Five Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo on the screen during a rally in Rome

An activist looks at Five Star Movement leader and comedian Beppe Grillo on the screen during a rally in Rome February 22, 2013. On Friday evening, tens of thousands attended the final rally on Grillo's "Tsunami Tour" of the country in Rome's San Giovanni square. The charismatic comedian whipped the

Five Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo speaks during a rally in Rome
Five Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo speaks during a rally in Rome

Five Star Movement leader and comedian Beppe Grillo speaks during a rally in Rome February 22, 2013. On Friday evening, tens of thousands attended the final rally on Grillo's "Tsunami Tour" of the country in Rome's San Giovanni square. The charismatic comedian whipped the crowds into a frenzy as he