Five Star Direct Democracy was a political alliance in the
European Union
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created ahead of the
2019 European Parliament election
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by the then deputy prime minister of Italy
Luigi Di Maio
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, with the intent of forming a political group in the
European Parliament
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. The alliance consisted of five political parties which shared a
syncretic
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political ideology centered around
direct democracy
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and
anti-establishment
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rhetoric.
The alliance won 15 seats from two different countries (14 from Italy and 1 from Croatia), falling short of the 25 MEPs from seven member states required to form a
political group in the European Parliament.
History
Membership
The following parties participated in the alliance:
See also
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Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
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, pan-European alliance aiming to democratise the EU
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Yellow vests protests
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, motivated by similar principles to 5SDD
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Law and Justice
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, successor to Human Shield
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European Alliance for Freedom and Democracy
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According to the E ...
, of which ŽZ, AKKEL, and K'15 were membres
References
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2019 establishments in the European Union
Former European political alliances