Politics
Italy’s New Coalition Faces Hurdle in Five Star Direct Democracy
- Bid for new coalition faces vote on Five Star online platform
- Ballot is ‘a bit like the voting on X Factor,’ certifier says
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Italy on Tuesday faces one more hurdle in its bid to set up a government and avoid new elections: a vote by as few as 50,000 online activists.
Members of the Five Star Movement, one of the parties set to support Giuseppe Conte’s second bid to be prime minister, vote Tuesday on an alliance with the Democrats -- their sworn enemies until a few weeks ago.