Analyze The Influence Of The Populist Five Star Movement On Italian Foreign Policy

In recent years,populism in Europe has also grown rapidly in France and Germany,following Brexit.Hungary became the first country to be ruled by a populist party.In Italy,the Five Star Movement rose rapidly.These indicate the rapid rise of populism.The development of populism in European countries has become an international political issue that cannot be ignored.The development of populism has its own particularity and plays a very important role in the development of national foreign policy,so it is necessary to study the relationship between populism and foreign policy.As a populist party,the Five Star Movement is different from the traditional populist parties,and represents a new type of "mixed" populism that transcends the left and right ideology.In the process of political operation,the political ideas of populist political parties often extend to some unique diplomatic ideas at the national diplomatic level.These diplomatic ideas have an impact on the foreign policy of countries in different ways.The political philosophy of the Five Star Movement is mainly anti-party,anti-establishment,anti-immigrant and anti-EU and euro.In the country’s foreign policy,it is manifested as a strong suspicion of Europe,advocating secession from the euro area;rejecting multilateral cooperation and emphasizing "domestic first";rejecting multilateral trade and emphasizing trade protectionism;advocating the reduction of the number of immigrants and opposing populist diplomatic concepts such as immigrants and refugees illegally entering Italy.These diplomatic ideas of the Five Star Movement have had an impact on Italian foreign policy through political parties taking power,entering national parliaments and the European Parliament,and social media.The Five Star Movement influenced the Italian government’s attitudes toward the EU and the Eurozone;transformed the Italian government’s perception and attitude towards immigration;promoted the development of bilateral trade between Italy and China;and influenced the value orientation of mainstream political parties in foreign policy.There is no doubt that the Five Star Movement,which has achieved joint governance,already has a substantial influence in Italian politics,and its successive administrations will also bring great uncertainty to the diplomatic development of Italy and the European Union.