Caught between two stools: the Five Star Movement and government policy

The Five Star Movement has cultivated an image as a party that exists outside of the traditional left/right spectrum, and this image underpinned the party's success in the 2018 Italian general election, where it secured over 32 of the vote. But as Pierangelo Isernia and Gianluca Piccolino explain, the diverse nature of the Five Star Movement's supporters poses a major challenge for the party as it now attempts to negotiate its way into government.