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Italy local election sees gains for left and grassroots

8 May 2012 Last updated at 10:43

Centre-left and protest parties have made gains in Italy's local elections, amid widespread discontent with the government's austerity drive.

The centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi did particularly badly, with most votes counted.

The protest party of comedian Beppe Grillo, called Five Star, won nearly 20% in the northern city of Parma - enough to reach the run-off vote.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17988804


Added: May-8-2012 
By: gemini
In: Regional News
Tags: austerity
Location: Italy (load item map)
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    • @MB-UK NIGEL FARAGE WAS RIGHT. LEFT AND RIGHT parties just care bankers. A lack of democracy the they all support. That pieces of shit.

      Posted May-9-2012 By 
      mptrax (192.20)

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  • the dwarf bald should rot in jail

    Posted May-8-2012 By 
    vincentibus (3.10)  

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    • @vincentibus TheY ALL have to end the same. Inclunding de left PEDOPHILE like NIKI VENDOLA and the fake progressive parties. Just 5 sters movemente deserver to win. They are normal people not involved in any trial or corruption stories like RIGHT and LEFT parties did.

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      mptrax (192.20)

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  • More spending will fix Italy.
    It'll fix 'em good.

    Posted May-8-2012 By 
    govett (935.10)

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  • conservative parties are taking a beating everywhere. except in america. sigh.

    Posted May-8-2012 By 
    mixer (25.50)  

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    • @mixer in ITALY conservative PARTIES is the CENTER - LEFT fighting to reach the power since 1948. But no one care now. The showed they all are the same shit, different sides of the same piece of shit. Left parties struggle everywhere to put they men in every office of the country... just to control it better.

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      mptrax (192.20)

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  • Also the MAIN left party passed from 27.8 % on national survey to 10.4 %.
    Now center left paries had to stay all togheter (14 peries) to reach the goal.

    THE REAL NEWS is the movimento 5 stelle (5 stars movement), a group made by COMMON PEOPLE scarying the RIGHT and LEFT PARTIES. THE ARE SCARED to the DEATH !

    PEople stoppet trusting to every parties, no one care about the f*cked ideologists.

    Posted May-9-2012 By 
    mptrax (192.20)

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