Democrats in Network
Democrats in Network (Democratici in Rete, DiR) were a social-democratic faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.
After the departure of Veltroni from party leadership in February 2009, Veltroniani talked about organizing their faction,[1][2] but finally there was a split between the staunch supporters of the new leader Dario Franceschini and those who soon started to criticize him. The latter, led by Goffredo Bettini and , who were mainly social democrats coming from the Italian Communist Party launched Democrats in Network.[3][4]
In the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election the faction supported Ignazio Marino, whose campaign was coordinated by Meta,[5] differently from Veltroni himself and most Veltroniani who supported Dario Franceschini.[6][7] Some time after the election, the faction was disbanded. By 2011 Meta and others joined Change Italy, a new association led by Marino, while Bettini launched and became very close to Nicola Zingaretti instead.[8]
References[]
- ^ "E i "veltroniani" dispersi preparano un incontro segreto". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Virgilio.it". Notizie.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ "Franceschini non chiude alla ricandidatura". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-07-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Marino, "campione" dei laici "Ma farò ancora il medico"". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Bettini: Franceschini lo specchio della crisi". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-07-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Camera dei Deputati". Rassegna.camera.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
External links[]
- Official website[permanent dead link]
- Democratic Party (Italy) factions