Tag: ‘Pepe’ Grillo

• Saturday, May 4th 2013 - 08:54 UTC

  “Pepe” Grillo protest-vote syndrome emerges in UK local elections and rattles three main parties

  

  Italy’s ‘Pepe’ Grillo protest syndrome emerged in British local elections. The anti-European Union UK Independence Party made sweeping gains in these elections, siphoning support from British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in a vote that exposed a threat to his re-election chances in 2015.