Italy: 5 Star Movement ackonwledge defeat in EU election Luigi Di Maio, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the 5 Star Movement, acknowledges that the results of the European elections were a defeat for his party. The results confirm the reversal of fortunes of the League and its coalition partner, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), which pocketed 32.5 percent at the general election but took home just 17 percent. IMAGES of press conference and SOUNDBITES of Luigi Di Maio