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Protest Elections and Challenger Parties Both in Greece in 2012 and Italy in 2013, it took two elections to form a government. A repeat parliamentary contest was required in Greece and the unprecedented re-election of the outgoing President of the Republic in Italy before a cabinet could be formed. Against a background of economic crisis and national austerity, both countries experienced ‘protest elections’ in which the overriding concern for an unusually large proportion of voters was not to choose a government but to express dissent. The outcome included record- breaking electoral volatility, the decline of bipolarism, the startling rise of challenger parties and the transformation of national patterns of government formation, including experi- ments with grand coalitions and technocrat-led cabinets. These developments sent shock waves through Europe and beyond, suggesting Southern Europe might be drifting towards ungovernability. The volume offers analyses of the key electoral contests at the parliamentary, presidential and local government levels, complemented by special studies of two key challenger parties, Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement in Italy and Golden Dawn in Greece. An introductory comparative overview traces the process of convergence between the political systems of Italy and Greece which appears to have been triggered by the economic crisis. This book was originally published as a special issue of South European Society and Politics. Susannah Verney is Assistant Professor of European Integration at the University of Athens. Anna Bosco is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Trieste. South European Society and Politics series Series editors: Susannah Verney, University of Athens, Greece Anna Bosco, University of Trieste, Italy The parallel regime transitions of the 1970s, when Southern Europe was the vanguard of the ‘third wave’ of democratisation, the impact of EU membership and Europeanisation and more recently, the region’s central role in the eurozone crisis have all made Southern Europe a distinctive area of interest for social science scholars. The South European Society and Politics book series promotes new empirical research into the domestic politics and society of South European states. The series, open to a broad range of social science approaches, offers comparative thematic volumes covering the region as a whole and on occasion, innovative single-country studies. Its geographical scope includes both ‘old’ and ‘new’ Southern Europe, defined as Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus, Malta and Turkey. 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No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 13: 978-1-138-81360-1 Typeset in Minion by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk Publisher’s Note The publisher accepts responsibility for any inconsistencies that may have arisen during the conversion of this book from journal articles to book chapters, namely the possible inclusion of journal terminology. Disclaimer Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders for their permission to reprint material in this book. The publishers would be grateful to hear from any copyright holder who is not here acknowledged and will undertake to rectify any errors or omissions in future editions of this book. Contents Citation Information ix Notes on Contributors xi 1. Living Parallel Lives: Italy and Greece in an Age of Austerity 1 Susannah Verney and Anna Bosco 2. Five Stars and a Cricket. Beppe Grillo Shakes Italian Politics 31 Fabio Bordignon and Luigi Ceccarini 3. A Landlord’s Notice to Quit: The May 2012 Municipal Elections in Italy 55 James L. Newell 4. Don’t Count Your Chickens before They’re Hatched: The 2013 Italian Parliamentary and Presidential Elections 77 Gianfranco Baldini 5. Beppe Grillo’s First Defeat? The May 2013 Municipal Elections in Italy 103 Piergiorgio Corbetta and Rinaldo Vignati 6. In the Shadow of Grexit: The Greek Election of 17 June 2012 127 Sofia Vasilopoulou and Daphne Halikiopoulou 7. The Rise of Golden Dawn: The New Face of the Far Right in Greece 147 Antonis A. Ellinas Index 171 vii This page intentionally left blank Citation Information The chapters in this book were originally published in South European Society and Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (December 2013). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows: Chapter 1 Living Parallel Lives: Italy and Greece in an Age of Austerity Susannah Verney and Anna Bosco South European Society and Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (December 2013) pp. 397–426 Chapter 2 Five Stars and a Cricket. Beppe Grillo Shakes Italian Politics Fabio Bordignon and Luigi Ceccarini South European Society and Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (December 2013) pp. 427–449 Chapter 3 A Landlord’s Notice to Quit: The May 2012 Municipal Elections in Italy James L. Newell South European Society and Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (December 2013) pp. 451–471 Chapter 4 Don’t Count Your Chickens before They’re Hatched: The 2013 Italian Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Gianfranco Baldini South European Society and Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (December 2013) pp. 473–497 Chapter 5 Beppe Grillo’s First Defeat? The May 2013 Municipal Elections in Italy Piergiorgio Corbetta and Rinaldo Vignati South European Society and Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (December 2013) pp. 499–521 Chapter 6 In the Shadow of Grexit: The Greek Election of 17 June 2012 Sofia Vasilopoulou and Daphne Halikiopoulou South European Society and Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (December 2013) pp. 523–542 ix
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