Virginia Raggi, who was elected mayor of Rome on the M5S ticket. PAimages/Fabio Frustaci. All rights reserved.
The Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle in Italian, M5S) has consolidated its place as a major political actor in Italian politics.
Born in 2009 as a protest movement and initially led by the charismatic figure of Beppe Grillo, the M5S have succeeded in breaking into the old Italian two-party system marked by corruption and consociationalism, and has established itself as a radically new political force through its structure, its decision making procedures, and for the policies it puts forward.
