Italy's 'Protest Candidates' Deal Blow to Austerity in Local Elections
<div class='node-body'><p>Italian anti-austerity 'protest candidates' largely dominated in local elections today, delivering a blow to 'traditional parties' who are in favor of Prime Minister Mario Monti's extreme austerity program. </p>
<p>In a high-profile example, comedian Beppe Grillo’s Five-Star Movement party won the mayor’s office in the city of Parma, over candidates representing the austerity friendly 'political class'. </p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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