ROME – The anti-establishment Five Star Movement has emerged as the big winner in Italian elections, but now it faces very tough choices that will probably involve working together with the establishment.
The election could hardly have gone better for the maverick party, founded nine years ago by comedian Beppe Grillo. It identifies with neither left nor right, and draws disgruntled voters from across the political spectrum.
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