Five Star Direct Democracy was a European political alliance created ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election by the then deputy prime minister of Italy Luigi Di Maio, with the intent of forming a political group in the European Parliament. The alliance consisted of five political parties which shared a syncretic political ideology centered around direct democracy and anti-establishment rhetoric. The alliance won 15 seats from two countries (14 from Italy and 1 from Croatia), falling short of the 25 MEPs from seven member states required to form a political group in the European Parliament.
Membership The following parties participated in the alliance: CountryPartyAbbr.RepresentativeIdeologySeats wonHuman ShieldŽZIvan Vilibor SinčićPopulismMovement NowLiikKaroliina KähönenLiberalismAgricultural Livestock Party of GreeceAKKELEvangelos TsiobanidisAgrarianismFive Star MovementM5SLuigi Di MaioPopulismKukiz'15K'15Paweł KukizRight-wing populism
See also
Democracy in Europe Movement 2025, pan-European alliance aiming to democratise the EU Yellow vests protests, motivated by similar principles to 5SDD Law and Justice, successor to Human Shield European Alliance for Freedom and Democracy, of which ŽZ, AKKEL, and K'15 were membres
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