Italian Five Star Movement political leader Beppe Grillo takes the start to swim across the Strait of Messina in an election campaign stunt and in protest against plans for a bridge from the Italian mainland to Sicily on October 10, 2012 in Cannitello, in the Italian region of Calabria. The populist leader, which campaigns on a variety of environmental and anti-corruption issues, is taking part in local elections in Sicily scheduled for October 28 to elect a new regional governor and assembly. AFP PHOTO / ALBANO ANGILETTA (Photo credit should read ALBANO ANGILETTA/AFP/GettyImages)