Former two-time centre-left premier
Romano Prodi on Thursday said the anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S) was "not ready" to rule Italy.
Speaking on La7 TV, Prodi said: "the Five Stars are not ready
to govern. They issue omni-comprehensive statements, their real
strength is opposing the regime. Their success if die to the
fact that they only play an opposition role and have renounced
all political roots.
"You can't understand any positive proposal, and there's the
risk that if they came first in elections, they would represent
a danger".
The 77-year-old former European Commission president, who
defeated centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi twice, has
frequently been critical of the M5S and its leader, comedian
Beppe Grillo.
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