Reformism and Freedom
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Reformism and Freedom is a "reformist" and mainly social-democratic
think tank within The People of Freedom
(PdL), a political party in Italy. The group was inspired by Fabrizio Cicchitto
, leader of the PdL in the Italian Chamber of Deputies
.
ReL aims at strengthening the alliance between Catholics and secular forces, for which Forza Italia
was born in 1994. It was launched in November 2009 by Chicchitto, a former member of the Italian Socialist Party
, along with other former Socialists, including Francesco Forte (who serves as president of ReL's scientific committee), Ugo Finetti, Margherita Boniver
, Giuliano Cazzola, Francesco Colucci (leader of We Blue Reformers
), Pier Luigi Borghini, Giancarlo Lehner, Sergio Pizzolante (active also in Young Italy
), Chiara Moroni
, Alfredo Pallone, Fiamma Nirenstein
, Carlo Ripa di Meana.
In order to fulfill its goal of uniting the different political traditions represented in the PdL, the think tank includes also some liberals, such as Luigi Compagna and Nicolò Zanon, some liberal Christian democrats, including Sandro Fontana and Gianstefano Frigerio, and some leading liberal-conservatives from National Alliance
, such as Gennaro Malgieri and Paolo Armaroli.
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...
think tank within The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
(PdL), a political party in Italy. The group was inspired by Fabrizio Cicchitto
Fabrizio Cicchitto
Fabrizio Cicchitto is an Italian politician.-Career:Fabrizio Cicchitto entered politics during the earlier 1960s, supporting the Marxist left wing of Riccardo Lombardi in the Italian Socialist Party and then becoming secretary of the party's youth organization...
, leader of the PdL in the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
.
ReL aims at strengthening the alliance between Catholics and secular forces, for which Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
was born in 1994. It was launched in November 2009 by Chicchitto, a former member 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...
, along with other former Socialists, including Francesco Forte (who serves as president of ReL's scientific committee), Ugo Finetti, Margherita Boniver
Margherita Boniver
Margherita Boniver is an Italian politician.Until 1962 she lived abroad, in places such as Washington, D.C., Bucharest and London. In Italy she founded the Italian section of Amnesty International which she led from 1973 to 1980....
, Giuliano Cazzola, Francesco Colucci (leader of We Blue Reformers
We Blue Reformers
We Reformers is a social-democratic faction within The People of Freedom , a political party in Italy.The faction was organized in 2005 within Forza Italia, the centre-right party created by Silvio Berlusconi, as We Blue Reformers...
), Pier Luigi Borghini, Giancarlo Lehner, Sergio Pizzolante (active also in Young Italy
Young Italy (current)
Young Italy is a social-democratic faction within The People of Freedom, a political party in Italy.Named after the late organization led by Giuseppe Mazzini, the faction was founded on 16 July 2004. It is led by Stefania Craxi, daughter of Bettino, a long-time leader of the Italian Socialist Party...
), Chiara Moroni
Chiara Moroni
Chiara Moroni is an Italian politician, daughter of Sergio Moroni, a Socialist politician who killed himself during Tangentopoli...
, Alfredo Pallone, Fiamma Nirenstein
Fiamma Nirenstein
Fiamma Nirenstein is an Italian politician, journalist and author. She is a member of Silvio Berlusconi's conservative coalition government and is Vice-president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Italian Chamber of Deputies...
, Carlo Ripa di Meana.
In order to fulfill its goal of uniting the different political traditions represented in the PdL, the think tank includes also some liberals, such as Luigi Compagna and Nicolò Zanon, some liberal Christian democrats, including Sandro Fontana and Gianstefano Frigerio, and some leading liberal-conservatives from National Alliance
National Alliance (Italy)
National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
, such as Gennaro Malgieri and Paolo Armaroli.