Italy’s Newest Political Party Wants Country Out of the EU
- Ex-Five Star senator is set to launch new grouping in July
- ‘Italexit’ may feature in party logo, Paragone tells Bloomberg
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If Senator Gianluigi Paragone had his way, Italy would pull out of the European Union and free itself of the euro.
Paragone, who cut his teeth in politics as a member of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, told Bloomberg in an interview Monday that he’ll launch his new, upstart party in mid-July -- and that the word “Italexit” may figure prominently in the new group’s logo.
“The EU and the euro were imposed from on high,” Paragone said. “They’ve hurt the real economy, families and workers and small and medium-sized businesses.”