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Italians and the European Project

Italians and the European Project
Italy's populist Five Star Movement (M5S) party leader Luigi Di Maio (C) waves flowers as he celebrates with supporters in his home town of Pomigliano on March 6, 2018, after Italy's general elections. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images
David Kilgour
David Kilgour
Human Right Advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
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On June 1, a populist government took over in Rome, capping a political drama that sent European financial markets into turmoil as the future of the euro region was again thrown into doubt.

The anti-corruption Five Star Movement (M5S) and the League took power in a coalition, ending 88 days of political deadlock. Giuseppe Conte, a law professor with no political experience, was sworn in as prime minister along with his cabinet.

David Kilgour
David Kilgour
Human Right Advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
David Kilgour, J.D., former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, senior member of the Canadian Parliament and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work related to the investigation of forced organ harvesting crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in China, He was a Crowne Prosecutor and longtime expert commentator of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong and human rights issues in Africa. He co-authored Bloody Harvest: Killed for Their Organs and La Mission au Rwanda.