Beppe Grillo
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Italy: ‘Anti-Grillo law becomes an issue’
21 May 20135617PresseuropCorriere della Sera -
Italy: ‘Bersani: “We need a miracle”’
26 March 2013592PresseuropLa Stampa -
European Union: Politics turns back to the Athens agora
25 March 201334590 La Repubblica Rome -
Italy: ‘Bersani to be invited to form government today’
22 March 201323PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Italy: Beppe Grillo prepares to storm Europe
20 March 201329345 Il Fatto Quotidiano Rome -
Spain: Is the Grillo bug catching?
5 March 201317319 El País Madrid -
Debate: Grillo’s twist on European populism
4 March 201322417 De Morgen Brussels -
Italy: ‘Bersani: Grillo decides or we all go home’
4 March 2013242PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Editorial: Italian election may have a silver lining
28 February 201314735Presseurop -
Italy: ‘Bersani approaches Grillo: no to PDL’
27 February 201324PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Italy: What a performance!
26 February 2013622 International Herald Tribune Paris -
Italy: ‘A serious warning to Europe’
26 February 201334161PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung, De Volkskrant, I Kathimerini & 3 others -
Italy: And the winner is... Beppe Grillo
26 February 2013272112 La Stampa Turin -
Italy: ‘Rome is crumbling’
26 February 20136012PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
European Union: ‘Political chaos in Italy threatens to reignite tensions over euro’
26 February 20131528PresseuropEl Economista -
Italy: ‘Boost for Grillo: Italy ungovernable’
26 February 201335PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Italy: ‘Senate without majority, tension in the markets’
26 February 2013182PresseuropIl Sole-24 Ore -
Italy: Berlusconi back from the dead
25 February 20132631 The Independent London -
Italy: Catholics: a crucial but undecided electorate
22 February 2013893 Libération Paris -
Italy: ‘Tsunami Grillo’
22 February 2013411PresseuropL'Espresso -
Italy: Beppe Grillo: The Europhobe comet
18 February 201333857 Linkiesta Milan -
Italy: Beppe Grillo — floating on the eurosceptic wave
8 June 201217212 La Stampa Turin
The institutional and European democratic crises are pushing leaders towards tricky choices in terms of governability. Would it not perhaps be better to move toward new forms of participation that better match citizens' needs? 
The comedian's Five star movement was the revelation of last Italian election. Its anti-establishment views and "digital democracy" methods are shared by many political movements across the EU, and they could form a common front at the European elections in 2014. 
Economic crisis, youth exclusion, discredited political parties: The situation which triggered the success of the Italian Five Star Movement could produce the same effect in southern Europe’s other countries, warns a Spanish sociologist. 
The big winner in the Italian elections, Beppe Grillo, is often described as populist. But in Europe, this political category is somewhat blurred, covering quite a cross-section of movements, argues a Belgian historian. 
The narrow victory of the centre-left coalition in elections on February 24 and 25 has left the country without a clear majority. The European press wonders about the implications of the vote and considers the consequences for Europe. 
By bringing together the many Italians disillusioned by old-style politics, former comedian Beppe Grillo has robbed the coalition of the left, under Pier Luigi Bersani, of what was looking like certain victory. Italy will now have to reckon with a new player who is as indispensable as he is unpredictable. 
As the most populated and wealthy region in the country, Lombardy will play a key role in determining the outcome of the Italian legislative elections scheduled for February 24 and 25. However, troubled by the lack of ethics among politicians, the region's all-important Catholic vote is more undecided than ever. 
Just a few days ahead of the February 24 and 25 elections, the Italian media are ignoring the success of the former comic and self-declared populist. However, according to the polls, Grillo and Berlusconi could give rise to an unprecedented coalition of anti-Europeans. 
In local elections in May, comedian Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement won a number of town halls including Parma. Advocating an exit from the euro and the overthrow of Italy’s political class, Five Star is well on its way to becoming the second most powerful political force in Italy.