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Italy's Five Star approves joining liberal EU group
By EUobserver
Followers of the 5-Star Movement (M5S) in Italy voted to join the pro-EU liberal group (Alde) in the European Parliament on Monday following a surprise announcement by the populist party's leader Beppe Grillo to leave the eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD). M5S tweeted that out of the 41% who voted, 79% agreed to join Alde, which will decide on Tuesday whether to accept M5S.