Association for the Rose in the Fist
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The Association for the Rose in the Fist (Associazione per la Rosa nel Pugno) was a social-democratic
association in Italy
.
It was the so-called "third component" of the Rose in the Fist
(RnP), composed mainly of the Italian Democratic Socialists
(SDI) and the Italian Radicals
(Rad). It was formed in July 2006 by those members of RnP who were members neither of SDI nor of Rad, chiefly Lanfranco Turci, Salvatore Buglio, Biagio De Giovanni and Luciano Cafagna, all former Democrats of the Left
(DS). The first three came from the Italian Communist Party
(which became the Democratic Party of the Left
in 1991), while Luciano Cafagna and Alberto Benzoni, another member who is also member of SDI, are former members of the Italian Socialist Party
(disbanded in 1994).
As of 2007 the crisis of RnP seems unstoppable, so that Turci and his association started to work with a different direction: uniting all the so-called liberal-socialist forces of Italy in what was named "Secular Liberal Socialist Convention". This convention is primarily aimed at uniting the Italian Democratic Socialists
, the Italian Radicals
, his group and other Socialist associations (as Socialism is Freedom of Rino Formica
), but also the New Italian Socialist Party, The Italian Socialists, the Reformist Socialists
, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
, the Federation of Italian Liberals
, the European Republican Movement
, former Socialists within the DS (the group around Valdo Spini
) and all the members of that party who feel dissatisfied of the formation of the Democratic Party
(the left-wing of Fabio Mussi
and Cesare Salvi, the group around Gavino Angius
and that of Peppino Caldarola and Emanuele Macaluso).
In March 2007, during a conference at Bertinoro
, the proposal of a new liberal and social-democratic party was discussed by Lanfranco Turci and Rino Formica, Peppino Caldarola and Emanuele Macaluso (DS
), Enrico Boselli
and Roberto Biscardini (SDI
), Gianni De Michelis
, Alessandro Battilocchio
and Mauro Del Bue (NPSI), Bobo Craxi
and Saverio Zavettieri (SI), Donato Robilotta (RS
), Adriano Musi (MRE
) and Enzo Marzo (FdL
).
In April 2007, at the national congress of SDI, launched a similar proposal: a "Socialist Constituent Assembly", open to all the Italian social-democrats and above all to the remnants of the old PSI. The proposal was immediately accepted by Lanfranco Turci, Rino Formica, Peppino Caldarola, Emanuele Macaluso, Gianni De Michelis, Alessandro Battilocchio and Mauro Del Bue (who will contest the next national congress of NPSI on the idea), Bobo Craxi and Saverio Zavettieri, Valdo Spini
and, to some extent, by Gavino Angius
and Fabio Mussi
, who were all special guests of the congress. The Constituent Assembly will lead to a new social-democratic party (probably named "Italian Socialist Party"), which could form a federation with the Italian Radicals (whose leader Emma Bonino
insisted that "the Rose in the Fist" is not dead at the congress), MRE and FdL.
In October 2007 the Association was merged into the Socialist Party, which itself eventually renamed the Italian Socialist Party.
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
association in Italy
Italy
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.
It was the so-called "third component" of the Rose in the Fist
Rose in the Fist
The Rose in the Fist was a coalition of parties in Italy.The RnP was composed of the social-democratic Italian Democratic Socialists , the libertarian Italian Radicals and some independent members gathered in the Association for the Rose in the Fist The Rose in the Fist was a coalition of...
(RnP), composed mainly of the Italian Democratic Socialists
Italian Democratic Socialists
The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...
(SDI) and the Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was...
(Rad). It was formed in July 2006 by those members of RnP who were members neither of SDI nor of Rad, chiefly Lanfranco Turci, Salvatore Buglio, Biagio De Giovanni and Luciano Cafagna, all former Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
(DS). The first three came from the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
(which became the Democratic Party of the Left
Democratic Party of the Left
The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...
in 1991), while Luciano Cafagna and Alberto Benzoni, another member who is also member of SDI, are former members of the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
(disbanded in 1994).
History
The association was founded by Lanfranco Turci, who is the President, in reaction to the crisis that invested RnP soon after the elections. Indeed the federative process between Democratic Socialists and Radicals was stopped, and Turci wanted to create a political association for non-party members within RnP.As of 2007 the crisis of RnP seems unstoppable, so that Turci and his association started to work with a different direction: uniting all the so-called liberal-socialist forces of Italy in what was named "Secular Liberal Socialist Convention". This convention is primarily aimed at uniting the Italian Democratic Socialists
Italian Democratic Socialists
The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...
, the Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was...
, his group and other Socialist associations (as Socialism is Freedom of Rino Formica
Rino Formica
Salvatore Formica , best known as Rino Formica, is an Italian former politician.-Biography:Formica was born in Bari....
), but also the New Italian Socialist Party, The Italian Socialists, the Reformist Socialists
Reformist Socialists
The Reformist Socialists were a tiny social-democratic political party in Italy, now acting as a faction within The People of Freedom....
, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Italian Democratic Socialist Party
The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian...
, the Federation of Italian Liberals
Federation of Italian Liberals
The Federation of Italian Liberals is a tiny liberal party in Italy, founded in 1994 by Raffaello Morelli and Valerio Zanone...
, the European Republican Movement
European Republican Movement
The European Republicans Movement was a tiny social liberal political party in Italy.From 2007 to 2010 the party was an associate party of the Democratic Party, the leading centre-left party of the country. In 2011 the MRE was merged into the Italian Republican Party, the party from which it...
, former Socialists within the DS (the group around Valdo Spini
Valdo Spini
Valdo Spini is an Italian politician and writer.A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party , in 1994 he founded the Labour Federation , of which he was leader until FL merged into the Democrats of the Left . Since then, he was a leading member of the Socialist faction within DS. .Elected MP...
) and all the members of that party who feel dissatisfied of the formation of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
(the left-wing of Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi is an Italian politician, formerly Minister of University and Research in the Prodi II Cabinet. A former member of Italian Communist Party and then Democrats of the Left, he became a lead founding member of the Democratic Left...
and Cesare Salvi, the group around Gavino Angius
Gavino Angius
Gavino Angius is an Italian politician.-Biography:Born at Sassari , after the degree in Political Sciences, he became a member of the Italian Communist Party , for which he was secretary of his city's section...
and that of Peppino Caldarola and Emanuele Macaluso).
In March 2007, during a conference at Bertinoro
Bertinoro
Bertinoro is a town and comune in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna . It is located on hill, Mount Cesubeo, in Romagna, a few kilometers from the Via Emilia.-History:...
, the proposal of a new liberal and social-democratic party was discussed by Lanfranco Turci and Rino Formica, Peppino Caldarola and Emanuele Macaluso (DS
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
), Enrico Boselli
Enrico Boselli
Enrico Boselli is an Italian politician. He is currently Vice President of Alliance for Italy, and is the former leader of the Italian Democratic Socialists and the modern-day Italian Socialist Party....
and Roberto Biscardini (SDI
Italian Democratic Socialists
The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...
), Gianni De Michelis
Gianni De Michelis
Giovanni De Michelis is an Italian politician.-Biography:De Michelis was born in Venice.His political experience started with the Italian Socialist Party, where he was elected to the municipal council of Venice. He got elected for the first time to the Italian Parliament in 1976 and was elected...
, Alessandro Battilocchio
Alessandro Battilocchio
Alessandro Battilocchio is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliamentfor Central with the Socialist Party New PSI , which has apparently not joined the...
and Mauro Del Bue (NPSI), Bobo Craxi
Vittorio Craxi
Vittorio Craxi, commonly known as Bobo, is an Italian politician, son of Bettino Craxi.Formerly a prominent member of the Italian Socialist Party and of the Socialist League, he was a founder of the New Italian Socialist Party in 2001.He has been elected MP at the Chamber of Deputies of Italy for...
and Saverio Zavettieri (SI), Donato Robilotta (RS
Reformist Socialists
The Reformist Socialists were a tiny social-democratic political party in Italy, now acting as a faction within The People of Freedom....
), Adriano Musi (MRE
European Republican Movement
The European Republicans Movement was a tiny social liberal political party in Italy.From 2007 to 2010 the party was an associate party of the Democratic Party, the leading centre-left party of the country. In 2011 the MRE was merged into the Italian Republican Party, the party from which it...
) and Enzo Marzo (FdL
Federation of Italian Liberals
The Federation of Italian Liberals is a tiny liberal party in Italy, founded in 1994 by Raffaello Morelli and Valerio Zanone...
).
In April 2007, at the national congress of SDI, launched a similar proposal: a "Socialist Constituent Assembly", open to all the Italian social-democrats and above all to the remnants of the old PSI. The proposal was immediately accepted by Lanfranco Turci, Rino Formica, Peppino Caldarola, Emanuele Macaluso, Gianni De Michelis, Alessandro Battilocchio and Mauro Del Bue (who will contest the next national congress of NPSI on the idea), Bobo Craxi and Saverio Zavettieri, Valdo Spini
Valdo Spini
Valdo Spini is an Italian politician and writer.A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party , in 1994 he founded the Labour Federation , of which he was leader until FL merged into the Democrats of the Left . Since then, he was a leading member of the Socialist faction within DS. .Elected MP...
and, to some extent, by Gavino Angius
Gavino Angius
Gavino Angius is an Italian politician.-Biography:Born at Sassari , after the degree in Political Sciences, he became a member of the Italian Communist Party , for which he was secretary of his city's section...
and Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi is an Italian politician, formerly Minister of University and Research in the Prodi II Cabinet. A former member of Italian Communist Party and then Democrats of the Left, he became a lead founding member of the Democratic Left...
, who were all special guests of the congress. The Constituent Assembly will lead to a new social-democratic party (probably named "Italian Socialist Party"), which could form a federation with the Italian Radicals (whose leader Emma Bonino
Emma Bonino
Emma Bonino is an Italian politician, former Member of the European Parliament and current Member of the Italian Senate. She is a leading member of the Italian Radicals, a political party that supports economic and social libertarianism, and human rights...
insisted that "the Rose in the Fist" is not dead at the congress), MRE and FdL.
In October 2007 the Association was merged into the Socialist Party, which itself eventually renamed the Italian Socialist Party.