Anti-establishment 5-Star
Moveemnt (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio commented on founder Beppe
Grillo separating his blog from that of the movement by saying
Tuesday "he started the M5S but it's now going ahead on its own
two legs and is getting stronger and stronger, this without
patricide and without reneging on the past".
Di Maio, chosen as the movement's political leader late last
year, was speaking on top Raiuno talk show Porta a Porta, hosted
by veteran journalist Bruno Vespa.
Grillo on Tuesday officially separated the anti-establishment
group from his blog.
The comedian-turned-politician's blog spawned the
Internet-based movement in 2009.
As a result, the official online platform of the M5S is
www.ilblogdellestelle.it - the 'blog of the stars'.
"There is a future and I want to go and see it," Grillo said
on his blog.
The M5S is aiming to win the reins of government in the March
4 general election.
It is topping polls as far as individual parties go, but a
centre-right alliance is ahead of it.
The vote is expected to produce a hung parliament.
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