We just looked as if we'd been beaten up and it was a bit of a shock to the system, but as I've said, we won't let that happen twice.

BBC: Tom Shanklin's column

"I decided to vote for the only person who can provide a shock to the system: Grillo, " said Valerio Villi, a 27-year-old bartender of a pub in central Rome as he voted on Sunday.

WSJ: Italians Seem Set to Reject Austerity in Vote