Five Star Direct Democracy

Five Star Direct Democracy
Abbreviation5SDD
FounderLuigi Di Maio
Founded2019 (2019)
Split fromEurope of Freedom and Direct Democracy
IdeologyDirect democracy
Anti-establishment
Anti-corruption
Populism
Soft Euroscepticism
Political positionSyncretic

Five Star Direct Democracy[1] was a political alliance in the European Union created ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election by the then deputy prime minister of Italy Luigi Di Maio, with the intent of forming a political group in the European Parliament.[2] The alliance consisted of five political parties which shared a syncretic[3][4][5] political ideology centered around direct democracy and anti-establishment[6][7] rhetoric.[8] The alliance won 15 seats from two different countries (14 from Italy and 1 from Croatia), falling short of the 25 MEPs from seven member states required to form a political group in the European Parliament.

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  3. ^ Woods, Dwayne; Wejnert, Barbara (2014-09-04). Many Faces of Populism: Current Perspectives. Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78350-257-8.
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  6. ^ "Italy's Beppe Grillo battles to sustain anti-establishment message". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  7. ^ Szacki, Joanna Sawicka, Juliusz Skibicki, Wojciech (2015-11-03). "Ludzie od Kukiza w Sejmie: kim są, czego chcą, kto może ich przejąć". www.polityka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "The Five Star Movement's attempt to create a European Parliament group". 18 February 2019.