RIMINI, Italy (Reuters) - Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, riding high in opinion polls, has named 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio to lead it into parliamentary elections next year that could see it win national power.
Di Maio, deputy speaker of the lower house, is the party’s most prominent and popular politician and had been groomed for the leadership in recent years by 5-Star’s founder, the 69-year-old comedian Beppe Grillo.
Boyish-looking and usually immaculately turned out in suit and tie, Di Maio presents a moderate image in striking contrast to Grillo, who is famous for his raucous tirades against Italy’s ruling elite.
“You have given me an enormous responsibility ... I assure you I’ll carry it out with discipline and honor,” Di Maio told supporters on Saturday at the party’s annual gathering in the Adriatic coastal town of Rimini. ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-5star/italys-5-star-names-youthful-new-leader-as-election-nears-idUSKCN1BY0UN
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