Davide Casaleggio

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Davide Casaleggio
Born
Davide Federico Dante Casaleggio

(1976-01-14) 14 January 1976 (age 47)
Ivrea, Italy
Occupations
Political party Five Star Movement
Website casaleggio.it

Davide Casaleggio (born 14 January 1976) is an Italian entrepreneur and political activist, born in Milan. [1] Also, President of the Rousseau Association.

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Biography

Davide Federico Dante Casaleggio was born in Milan in 1976 and grew up in Ivrea.

After the death of his father Gianroberto, he became chairman of Casaleggio Associati srl, [2] an internet and consulting company that advises on innovation strategies, and editor of Beppe Grillo's blog.

Since 2016 Casaleggio has become a prominent figure in the Five Star Movement, a party which was founded by his father along with Beppe Grillo. [3] [4] In the Italian context, Casaleggio has promoted the Web as a medium for political communication and participation. [5]

His role in the Five Star Movement has become increasingly important, albeit unofficial. [6] [7] [8] Like his father, he is considered the grey eminence of the movement.

He is President of the Rousseau Association that runs the Rousseau system on which the Five Star Movement members participate and vote. [9]

In February 2018, The New York Times dedicated an article to Casaleggio, describing him as a "mystery man who runs the M5S from the shadows." [10]

Davide, in June 2021, stepped away from the political party after a settlement. [11] In a note, Davide criticized the situation the party found itself in, and said that "not even my father would recognize this party" as it is today.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ M5s Piemonte, il candidato presidente è Bertola: "Obiettivo è vincere". Casaleggio: "Cresciuto qui con mio padre. Ci tengo"
  2. ↑ Horowitz, Jason, "With Success Comes Dissension in Italy's Five Star Movement", New York Times , 12 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ↑ Marco Alfieri (26 May 2012). "Grillo e l'ombra di Casaleggio il guru con il mito di Re Artù". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Emiliano Liuzzi (8 September 2012). "Il guru Casaleggio esce dall'ombra: "Non decido io"". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Natale, Simone; Ballatore, Andrea (1 January 2014). "The web will kill them all: new media, digital utopia, and political struggle in the Italian 5-Star Movement" (PDF). Media, Culture & Society. 36 (1): 105–121. doi:10.1177/0163443713511902. ISSN   0163-4437. S2CID   73517559.
  6. ↑ Di martedì 19 aprile 2016 (19 April 2016). "Chi comanda ora nel Movimento 5 Stelle? | Il ruolo di Davide Casaleggio". Polisblog.it. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Altri articoli dalla categoria » (21 September 2016). "M5s, la prima volta di Davide Casaleggio". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Il nuovo regolamento M5S e il ruolo di Davide Casaleggio nelle espulsioni - neXt Quotidiano". Nextquotidiano.it. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rousseau transparency page" . Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. ↑ The Mystery Man Who Runs Italy's 'Five Star' From the Shadows
  11. ↑ "Italy's 5-Star splits with web platform as it heads towards mainstream". Reuters. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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