MPs with the anti-establishment
Five-Star Movement (M5S) on Friday sent an expose' to Italy's
media watchdog Agcom complaining about the "shameful violation
of pluralism" on State broadcaster RAI's news programs which
they claim are dominated by Premier Matteo Renzi and his
government ahead of May 25 European elections.
"It is no coincidence that just before upcoming European
elections, a worrisome, almost regime-style servility towards
the government has been reported at RAI", the M5S said.
"Renzi has become a sort of moving showman: he is
everywhere".
The party of comic-turned politican Beppe Grillo, which ranks
second behind Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) in the most recent
polls sounding out voters' preferences before the May vote,
quoted data from the media Observatory in Pavia on RAI, which
has traditionally been subject to political influence.
According to the data, 45.1% of RAI's newscasts on March
22-28 focused on the government while 7.2% was dedicated to the
M5S, which is in the opposition.
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