Italian Elections: A Guide To The Five Star Movement - And Why It's Nothing Like Ukip

Italy faces a prolonged period of political instability after voters delivered a hung parliament in the national elections on Sunday, spurning traditional parties and flocking to anti-establishment and far-right groups in record numbers.Matteo Renzi, the head of Italy’s Democratic Party and former prime minister, resigned on Monday following the results, saying he believed the party should not make any post-election pacts with “extremist parties”.On paper, the party projected t