Giuseppe Conte

President, Five Star Movement (M5S) Italy

Liberal

Turbo-pacifist populist who rejects betting on military victory in Ukraine, urges mediators over arms, demands suspending military cooperation with Israel and recognising Palestine, and says disoriented Europe should let the US lead negotiations.

Community poll — liberal or conservative?

Liberal 1291 (67%)(33%) 645 Conservative

Details — statements, goals & consistency record →

Most recent, with sources

If we had invested in what costs nothing — dialogue and diplomacy — rather than continuing to fund a military escalation, we would have avoided destruction and hundreds of thousands of deaths.

2026-06-10Speech

Continuing to pin hopes on military victory is madness, given the failure of recent years. A shift towards negotiation is the only possible way forward.

Source: Eunews ↗

2025-12-11Speech

Europe is completely disoriented. It bet on military victory over Russia and now has no alternative. Therefore let the United States conduct the negotiation.

Source: Corriere della Sera ↗