In a bid to appeal to the growing anti-euro sentiment in Italy, three of Italy's biggest political parties seek a dual currency.

Italy's leading opposition parties are calling for the introduction of a parallel currency to the euro, which they say will boost growth and jobs.

Three of the country's four largest parties – the Five Star Movement, the Northern League and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia – have proposed introducing a new currency following an election scheduled for next year.

The proposals for a parallel currency have replaced the opposition parties' previous calls to leave the euro completely.