European elections in Italy are expected to be a three-way race between the parties of a young, ambitious Prime Minister who has just staged a palace coup; a populist comedian who wants to wipe out the entire ruling elite; and a scandal-prone septuagenarian who is battling for his political survival.
Matteo Renzi, Beppe Grillo, Silvio Berlusconi - these are the characters most likely to shape the debate ahead of the 25 May vote.
Renzi, who leads the centre-left Democratic Party (...
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