Despite Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi's solemn denials that he will resign when, not if, the Italian constitutional referendum fails on December 4, it is now obvious that the Italian government is on the verge of collapse. And in yet another U-turn Renzi admitted as much himself, when according to La Repubblica, he told his entourage this weekend that the government would fall if he loses Dec. 4 constitutional referendum. “It’s very simple: if I lose the referendum this government falls. At that point we’ll see who is capable of reaching an agreement for another administration,” Renzi was quoted as saying
Well, one person who may or may not be capable, but is certainly waiting for his opportunity is Beppe Grillo, leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement, who has launched an assault against the government in Rome. The battle, which he says he will soon win, is taking place in Brussels, the city where he marched against Chinese steel dumping and in favour of the European steel industry.
While Grillo made the daily front pages in 2013, when his M5S, Five Star movement won the second most popular votes for the Italian Chamber of Debputies (but obtained just 109 deputies out of 630 due to an electoral system which favoured parties running in coalition), he has since faded from the spotlight. So, with just two weeks until Grillo is back with a bang, here is a fascinating interview with Grillo courtesy of Euronews, which serves as an opportunity for readers to get reacquainted with his ideology, especially now in the aftermth of Brexit and Trump, when many of his policy points have been validated by the voting public.
Perhaps the most notable point brouth up by Grillo is his answer whether he would govern Italy if given the opportunity, after the failure of Renzi. This is what he said:
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