Refoundation in Movement
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Refoundation in Movement (Rifondazione in Movimento) is a faction within the Communist Refoundation Party
in Italy
.
In April 2008, following the severe defeat of the party in the 2008 general election
, a group of former Bertinottiani
, composed basically of former members of Proletarian Democracy
and led by Paolo Ferrero
and Giovanni Russo Spena, criticized The Left – The Rainbow
alliance and the political line of Fausto Bertinotti. In that occasion they allied with the other minority factions in order to force Secretary Franco Giordano
to resign.
The group named "Refoundation in Movement" joined forces with Being Communists
, the largest minority faction in the 2005 national congress with 26.3%, and obtained the 40.1% of the vote of party members in local congresses. In the 24-27 July 2008 congress Paolo Ferrero was elected party secretary with the support of all the minority factions, notably including The Ernesto
and some trotskyist groups.
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
In April 2008, following the severe defeat of the party in the 2008 general election
Italian general election, 2008
A snap general election was held in Italy on 13 April and 14 April 2008. The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on 6 February 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, and the unsuccessful tentative...
, a group of former Bertinottiani
Bertinottiani
Bertinottiani referred to the faction around Fausto Bertinotti, a leading member of the Communist Refoundation Party , a political party in Italy....
, composed basically of former members of Proletarian Democracy
Proletarian Democracy
Proletarian Democracy was a political party in Italy.-1970s:DP was founded in 1975 as a joint electoral front of the Proletarian Unity Party , Workers Vanguard and the Workers Movement for Socialism...
and led by Paolo Ferrero
Paolo Ferrero
Paolo Ferrero is an Italian politician, member of the Communist Refoundation Party and former Italian Minister of Social Solidarity in the Prodi II Cabinet.-Career:...
and Giovanni Russo Spena, criticized The Left – The Rainbow
The Left – The Rainbow
The Left – The Rainbow , frequently referred as Rainbow Left , was a left-wing federation of parties in Italy....
alliance and the political line of Fausto Bertinotti. In that occasion they allied with the other minority factions in order to force Secretary Franco Giordano
Franco Giordano
Francesco "Franco" Giordano is an Italian politician.Born in Bari, he became a member of the Italian Communist Party in 1974. In 1985-1987 he was member of the national leadership of Federation of Young Italian Communists, and, in 1987-1990, of the local PCI leadership of the province of Bari...
to resign.
The group named "Refoundation in Movement" joined forces with Being Communists
Being Communists
Being Communists is a faction within the Communist Refoundation Party in Italy, formed basically of former followers of Armando Cossutta, who left the party in 1998 to form the Party of Italian Communists...
, the largest minority faction in the 2005 national congress with 26.3%, and obtained the 40.1% of the vote of party members in local congresses. In the 24-27 July 2008 congress Paolo Ferrero was elected party secretary with the support of all the minority factions, notably including The Ernesto
The Ernesto
The Ernesto is a faction within the Communist Refoundation Party in Italy.The group emerged as a split from Being Communists in February 2007 and took the name from L'Ernesto, a communist publication...
and some trotskyist groups.