The only way to keep 5-Star out would be a coalition of virtually all the other parties, going from the far-right Northern League to the ruling Democratic Party (PD), the biggest loser at the election. Parliamentary arithmetic suggests he is right. "There can be no government without 5-Star, everyone will have to come and talk to us," said lawmaker Alessandro Di Battista, one of the party's most popular politicians. Not only did a powerful, four-party center-right coalition fall well short of a parliamentary majority, but 5-Star emerged as the largest single party by some 13 points, meaning it will be very hard, if not impossible, to keep it out of government. It identifies with neither left nor right and draws disgruntled voters from across the political spectrum. The election could hardly have gone better for the maverick party founded nine years ago by comedian Beppe Grillo.
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement has emerged as the big winner in Italian elections, but now it faces very tough choices which will probably involve tying the knot with the establishment.
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