Latest Polling Data and election polls for Movimento 5 Stelle

The Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) was founded on October 4, 2009, by the comedian and political activist Beppe Grillo and the web strategist Gianroberto Casaleggio. The party emerged from the desire for a new political movement that rejects traditional party structures and instead relies on direct democracy and citizen participation. The five stars in the name represent central topics: public water, sustainable mobility, development, connectivity, and environmental protection. For a long time, the M5S positioned itself neither clearly left nor right, but pursued a syncretic approach that unites elements of various political movements. In its early years, the movement extensively utilized the internet and social media to spread its messages and mobilize supporters.

Already in the 2013 parliamentary elections, the M5S achieved a surprising success with 25.6% of the votes and established itself as a significant force in Italian politics. In 2016, the movement won the mayoral elections in important cities such as Rome and Turin, further strengthening its influence. However, the biggest success came in the 2018 parliamentary elections when the M5S became the strongest individual party with 32.7% of the votes. Subsequently, it formed a coalition government, initially with the right-wing populist Lega under the leadership of Giuseppe Conte as Prime Minister. After the breakup of this coalition, the M5S entered into a new government alliance with the social-democratic Partito Democratico (PD) in 2019, with Conte continuing to hold the office of Prime Minister.

Over the years, the M5S has undergone several internal changes and splits. In 2022, the then Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio left the movement and founded his own political group. Under the leadership of Giuseppe Conte, who took over the presidency of the M5S in 2021, the party increasingly positioned itself as progressive and formed alliances with left-wing forces. In 2024, the M5S joined the faction 'The Left' in the European Parliament and has since officially referred to itself as 'independently progressive'. This development reflects a shift from an originally populist protest movement to an established political force with a clear programmatic orientation.

In the current election trend Movimento 5 Stelle reaches 11.7% of the vote today. Compared to the last election, this is a difference of -3.7 percentage points.

In the election trend of the federal states Movimento 5 Stelle currently reaches .

M5S espouses a wide range of political positions that are often seen as anti-corruption, anti-oligarchic, and pro-citizen. It advocates for direct democracy and transparency in politics.

Movimento 5 Stelle is a left-wing party.

Movimento 5 Stelle sympathizes with the faction Left (European United Left-Nordic Green Left) in the EU Parliament.

M5S is the abbreviation for Movimento 5 Stelle.