Will Grillo’s party fail in Rome?

The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks)Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi was facing a crisis of government in September 2016: close confidants in the city council as well as the managers of the rapid transit and waste disposal systems resigned on the 1 September 2016. The new mayor, who was swept into office in June 2016 with the electoral breakthrough of the Movimento Cinque Stelle, had been overwhelmed by the demands put on her by the former protest movement, commentators believed, noting that the party had now lost its allure.

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ESO: Background information: Populist surge puts first woman in charge of Rome http://www.europeansources.info/record/populist-surge-puts-first-woman-in-charge-of-rome/

Politico, 01.09.16: Rome’s new 5Star mayor hit by wave of departures http://www.politico.eu/article/wave-of-resignations-hit-rome-mayor-virginia-raggi/

http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html

EurActiv, 06.09.16: Italy’s Five Star party falters in Rome, hitting national popularity http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/italys-five-star-party-falters-in-rome-hitting-national-popularity/

Euro|Topics: Debates, September 2016: Rome vetos bid for Olympics http://www.eurotopics.net/en/166580/rome-vetos-bid-for-olympics

BBC News, 22.09.16: Rome Olympic chief's fury at mayor's bid veto http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37436066

The Local.it, 22.09.16: Italy Olympic committee: Rome 2024 dream not dead https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/italy-olympic-committee-rome-2024-dream-not-dead

Politico, 12.10.16: Italy’s 5Stars hit potholes on road to referendum http://www.politico.eu/article/rome-mayor-virginia-raggi-italys-5stars-hit-potholes-on-road-to-referendum-beppe-grillo/

The Conversation, 01.12.16: What is Italy’s Five Star movement? https://theconversation.com/what-is-italys-five-star-movement-69596

The Guardian, 18.12.16: Five Star Movement strips Rome mayor of 'important decisions' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/18/five-star-movement-strips-rome-mayor-of-important-decisions

The Local.it, 16.12.16: Rome Five Star Movement mayor apologizes after aide's arrest http://www.thelocal.it/20161216/five-star-movement-setback-after-rome-mayor-aide-arrested-for-corruption

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