Italy news: Eurosceptic alliance 'WILL WIN' election! Expert issues warning to EU
Dr Mammone, a history lecturer at Royal Holloway, said the Five Star Movement (M5S) and Lega parties “will win” another election in Italy if they run on a campaign against the “establishment”. A potential coalition between the M5S and Lega collapsed on Sunday when Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella vetoed the appointment of eurosceptic Paolo Savona, 81, as finance minister. Another election is likely to turn into a vote of Italy’s confidence in the eurozone and some market players fear it will become a de facto referendum on the single currency and Italy's role in the European Union. Mr Mammone was asked by Sky News’ Adam Boulton whether another Italian election running explicitly on an anti-euro policy would impact public opinion. In response, the history lecturer said: “It’s very hard to say because, fundamentally, I think that they win.
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I tell you straight - they will win Dr Andrea Mammone
“I tell you straight - they will win.” But Mr Mammone added he believes both Lega and MS5 would not run on an election campaign against the euro - insisting it would be about the “people versus the establishment”. He said: “If you look today at that, 60 percent of voters of the Five Star Movement are backing the euro while 40 percent of voters of the Northern League are backing the euro. “So, it is not a euro and not euro. Now it is becoming the people versus the establishment, elites versus something else.” The leading political figures of the coalition parties have blamed the EU elite and financial powers for the coalition collapse, which could risk a new financial crisis.