Beppe Grillo: a comedian to be taken seriously | John Foot
guardian.co.uk, 30 Oct 2012John Foot: The 'programme' of Italy's Five Star movement is almost entirely negative, but its sudden rise cannot be ignored…Beppe Grillo: a comedian to be taken seriously … by Beppe Grillo – a volcanic comedian with a huge mop of shaggy greying hair – is threatening to tear Italy's political establishment apart.The rise of the movement has been sudden. In local elections in May 2012, a Five Star representative…- World news
Sicily gets ready for first gay governor
guardian.co.uk, 29 Oct 2012Tom Kington in RomeRosario Crocetta, who made his name by standing up to the mafia and surviving three assassination plots, is poised for office… a coalition of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party and the Catholic UDC party, Rosario Crocetta is leading against the Berlusconi candidate and a contender representing the maverick movement of comedian Beppe Grillo, who trails in third place.Crocetta… - World news
Silvio Berlusconi pitches Italian politics into fresh confusion
The Guardian, 28 Oct 2012Despite his conviction for tax dodging the former prime minster delivers what looks like a manifesto for a snap election…, led by the comedian and blogger Beppe Grillo.Il Giornale reported that the PdL's senior officials, who had not been told in advance of what Berlusconi planned to say, were "in shock". Some were furious, it said.… - Comment is free
Why Silvio Berlusconi's jail sentence matters, even though he won't serve it | John Hooper
guardian.co.uk, 26 Oct 2012John Hooper: Regional elections will test whether Italians have lost patience with the sleaze and corruption of Berlusconi and his party… the Five Star Movement created by the comedian and blogger, Beppe Grillo. On average, in the five nationwide surveys conducted before 21 October, the PdL obtained less than 17% of the vote… - Comment is free
Who will be the face of Italy's third republic? | Tobias Jones
The Guardian, 25 Oct 2012Tobias Jones: Berlusconi will not stand for re-election. Respected figures on the left are falling like cards. There is a longing for fresh leaders… is Beppe Grillo. A diminutive comedian in his mid-60s with hair like a shredded sheep, Grillo is a furious orator who represents the anger of the Italian electorate. At huge rallies, he screams into the microphone as he bemoans the epic salaries, perks…
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