Tag: Roberto Fico

Led by 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio, the party was founded less than a decade ago, but its strong performance was not unexpected. “In a way, de Magistris pre-empted this protest vote,” said Mauro Calise, a politics professor at the University of Naples Federico II. In second place, with around 23%, was the centre-right alliance, with the Democratic party, led by former prime minister Matteo Renzi, in third. “The Democratic party robbed us,” said Amato. “Berlusconi is a convicted criminal – how could we have voted for him? I support Di Maio because he seems honest. Young Neapolitans also have high expectations of Di Maio. Along with its far-right ally, Brothers of Italy, it took less than 3% of the Naples vote. Di Maio is celebrating what he called the beginning of Italy’s Third Republic, or a “republic for citizens”. The big question now is, are they going to be able to respond to this protest?