02-01-2017 20:44 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Italy's 5-Star Movement unveils ethics code; critics cry hypocrisy

By Isla Binnie ROME (Reuters) - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement said on Monday it would not automatically require its politicians to step down if they come under legal investigation, prompting critics to accuse it of hypocrisy. Italy's largest opposition group presents itself as a squeaky-clean counterweight to mainstream parties, which have repeatedly come under corruption probes for almost 25 years. Critics said founder Beppe Grillo was softening his stance now that the movement had
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