(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 16 - The 5-Star Movement (M5S) said
Saturday it would field its own candidate for the June 8-9
regional elections in Piedmont after its erstwhile ally the
Democratic Party (PD) allegedly failed to consult it over the
PD's choice of Turin labour and security councillor Gianna
Pentenero as governor candidate.
The M5S said "the PD has changed method, so now we'll pick our
own candidate", fatally weakening either party's chances of
beating incumbent centre-right Governor Alberto Cirio. (ANSA).