Beppe Grillo seduces left-wing Italians

The editorialist Augusto Minzolini considers the emergence of Beppe Grillo in Italian public life. "The comedian masterminded the Vday demonstration organised on September 8th to campaign against corruption in politics. He has since announced that he will be recommending candidates in the next municipal elections scheduled for 2011. "Henceforth the Grillo phenomenon will be followed closely by the all polling organisations. One clear fact that is emerging is that the man is very popular among centre-left and far-left voters. ... He has become an icon for those who voted for the current government, but are increasingly unsatisfied with it and feel culturally incapable of swinging to the centre-right or seeking refuge in abstention. ... All of this uproar makes progress in the political sphere appear more likely: there is already talk of a governmental crisis and early elections. Berlusconi is no longer alone in causing this."

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