Tag: Anti-Establishment

NOVANEWS Adelina Marini At the start of the year I forecasted quite bravely that the year 2017 will mark the beginning of the decline of anti-establishment parties and players and there we are – I did not need to wait too long for the new portion of proof on this thesis, which is based on several harbingers of such a process at the end of 2016 – the implosion that the Brexit caused to Great Britain, the loss of the far-rightwing presidential candidate in Austria, the Five Stars movement of Genovese comedian Beppe Grillo entering local government, which brought about unexpectedly swift besmearing of the party’s image as a bearer of a new value system and cleanliness in politics. An identity problem The new year started off with a surprising piece of news – the decision of the Five Stars M...