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Populist Revolt Sees ‘Elegant Brunette’ Cruise To Victory As Rome’s Mayor

by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D The astonishing victory of populist mayoral candidate Virginia Raggi in the first round of elections Sunday in Italy’s capital city signals a radical change in Italian politics, as citizens push out old-line institutional parties in favor of forward-thinking populists. Raggi’s party—the Eurosceptic, populist, anti-global Five Star Movement—won massive victories on Italy’s Super Sunday, when the young party took first place in the mayoral runs of two of Italy’s most important cities, Rome and Turin. The Five Star Movement (M5S) is calling Sunday’s results “a historic achievement,” having surprised everyone by such an impressive showing. Raggi… View Article