Summary
The anti-establishment Five Star Movement has won mayoral races in Roma and Turin last week. The successful candidate are female, and especially one in Roma becomes its first female mayor. Roma is a capital city and Turin is a big power base for the Democratic Party (DK) in Italy, thus these wins would be a significant step for Five Star Movement. At the same time they have a big effect on the DK and the direction that the prime minister Matteo Renzi is moving toward will be paid attention.
My opinion
Today Italy has lots of problems such as a depression and a high rate of unemployment, but the government hasn’t been able to solve them in status quo. Also the political and business world are dominated by matured men. Thus these wins would be progressive. However I believe Five Star Movement hasn’t been a party enough to reform one country because its policy is not reliable. For instance, it supports Universal Basic Income, but it doesn’t show a concrete source of revenue. In the current situation in Italy, Five Star Government must be a key thus it should be a more reliable party. And more than that, the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi should have a leadership to control and unit Italy.