Fernando Rossi is an Italian

Italy

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 politician

Politician

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Born in Portomaggiore

Portomaggiore

Portomaggiore is a town and comune in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Davide Santon was born here.-Main sights:The main attraction of the comune is the Delizia del Verginese, in the frazione of Gambulaga, a castle-residence built by Duke Alfonso I d'Este in the early 16th...

, he was elected to represent the Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

 region at the Italian general election, 2006

Italian general election, 2006

In the Italian general election, 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 the incumbent prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the center-right House of Freedoms, was narrowly defeated by Romano Prodi, leader of the center-left The...

 for the Party of Italian Communists

Party of Italian Communists

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 (PdCI). Due to his opposition to the party line

Party line (politics)

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 and the treasury in an interview with Il Giornale

Il Giornale

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, he was expelled from the PdCI.

In February 2007, Rossi and Franco Turigliatto were the two representatives from The Union

The Union (political coalition)

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 coalition who abstained from a key vote on the foreign policy position outlined by Massimo D'Alema

Massimo D'Alema

Massimo D'Alema is an Italian politician. He is also a journalist and a former national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left...

, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

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. Following this, he joined the United Consumers

United Consumers

The United Consumers is a political party in Italy led by Bruno De Vita.Since the 2006 general election the party was affiliated to The Union, the centre-left coalition led by Romano Prodi, and in that occasion it took part to a joint list with the Federation of the Greens and the Party of Italian...

 group, and later founded his own party, the Citizens' Political Movement

Citizens' Political Movement

The Citizens' Political Movement was a left-wing populist political party in Italy founded by Senator Fernando Rossi, former member of the Party of Italian Communists and of United Consumers, on 27 September 2007....

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