Beppe Grillo, the founder of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, talks during a march in Rome, Italy November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
ROME/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Liberals in the European Parliament have turned down a request from the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to join their group, putting Italy's second-largest party in an awkward position as it had already left its former partners.
5-Star's members had voted earlier on Monday to break their alliance with the anti-EU UK Independence Party in favour of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), but ALDE declined, citing deep-seated incompatibilities.
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