X Movement (''Movimento X'', MX), later Project For – X Movement (''Progetto Per - Movimento X''), is a

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founded in 2014 by some senators expelled from the

Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( , M5S) is a political party in Italy, led by Giuseppe Conte. It was launched on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a political activist and comedian, and Gianroberto Casaleggio, a web strategist. The party is primarily d ...

. The leader of the party is the former Senator Laura Bignami, while the national spokesperson is Giampaolo Sablich, her husband and former city councilor of Busto Arsizio. The party is inspired by the Spanish Podemos party. MX was launched in July 2014 by four senators who had left (or had been expelled from) the

(M5S), a populist party which had come first in the 2013 general election, over disagreements with

Beppe Grillo Giuseppe Piero "Beppe" Grillo (; born 21 July 1948) is an Italian comedian, actor, Blogger (person), blogger, and politician. He has been involved in politics since 2009 as the co-founder (together with Gianroberto Casaleggio) of the Italian Fi ...

's and

Gianroberto Casaleggio Gianroberto Casaleggio (; 14 August 1954 – 12 April 2016) was an Italian entrepreneur and political activist. He was co-founder and chairman of Casaleggio Associati srl, an internet and publishing company that advises on network strategies. He ...

's leadership, but did not want to team up with the already-existent

Italy Work in Progress Italy Work in Progress (''Italia Lavori in Corso'', ILC) was a centre-left political party in Italy, which has been active mainly as a sub-group within the Mixed Group of the Senate. Its leaders were Fabrizio Bocchino and Francesco Campanella. I ...

. During 2015

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left the party in order to join, along with Paola De Pin (another ex-M5S senator formerly affiliated to Italy Work in Progress), the

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, while Maurizio Romani left to join

Italy of Values Italy of Values (, IdV) is a populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party was founded in 1998 by former ''Mani pulite'' prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996 and finally left the party in 2014. IdV has ai ...

. Maria Mussini left later, leaving Laura Bignami as the party's only senator. In 2021 Laura Bignami was a candidate for mayor of Busto Arstizio with the support of the X Movement, but she scored just 1.6% of the vote.COMUNE DI BUSTO ARSIZIO Elezioni Comunali
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References

External links

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