Direction Italy
Direction Italy Direzione Italia | |
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President | Raffaele Fitto |
Founded | 28 January 2017 |
Dissolved | 29 October 2019 |
Preceded by | Conservatives and Reformists |
Merged into | Brothers of Italy |
Headquarters | Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 18 00186 Rome |
Ideology | Liberal conservatism[1] Christian democracy[2] Conservatism[3] |
Political position | Centre-right[4] |
National affiliation | Centre-right coalition Us with Italy (2017-2018) Brothers of Italy (2018-2019) |
European affiliation | Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe |
European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists |
Colours | Blue |
Website | |
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Direction Italy (Italian: Direzione Italia, DI) was a liberal-conservative political party in Italy.
The party was led by Raffaele Fitto, an MEP in the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group.
History[]
The party was formed in January 2017 during a convention in Rome,[5] which saw the participation of several parties, including Fitto's Conservatives and Reformists (CR) – formed mainly by splinters from Forza Italia (FI), of which they formed the "Rebuilders" faction, in 2015 –, the Italian Liberal Party (PLI), the Friuli-Venezia Giulia-based Responsible Autonomy (AR), the Sardinian Reformers (RS) and (IpM).[3] The aforementioned parties might retain some or all of their autonomy. In May 2017 the seven senators of DI joined the Great Autonomies and Freedom (GAL) group,[6] composed primarily of minor centre-right parties, while the CR sub-group in the Chamber maintained its name for some time.
In the 2017 local elections the party increased the CR's vote in Apulia (Fitto's heartland), but failed to make inroads outside the region (1.1% in Padua,[7] 1.2% in Alessandria,[8] 2.2% in Rieti,[9] etc.) and the party's Apulian most notable results were in Canosa di Puglia (20.2%),[10] Lecce (17.5%),[11] Casarano (13.5%),[12] and Martina Franca (11.6%).[13]
In June 2017 Fitto was unanimously re-elected president at the party's first national congress.[14][15] In Parliament the party suffered the loss of , leader in the Chamber and long-time ally of Fitto, who switched back to FI,[16] while welcoming two splinters from the Civics and Innovators sub-group, (a member of the RS) and , both elected with Civic Choice (SC) in 2013.[17] CR's sub-group within the Chamber's Mixed Group was contextually renamed "Direction Italy" and was selected as new sub-group leader. In July 2017 another deputy, , left the party.[18] In November two deputies, and , switched to Us with Salvini,[19] while of the South American Union Italian Emigrants joined just the sub-group.[20]
In December 2017 DI was a founding member of Us with Italy (NcI), a pro-Silvio Berlusconi centrist electoral list within the centre-right coalition for the 2018 general election, along with SC, Act! (F!), splinters from Popular Alternative (AP – two groups, a liberal one led by Enrico Costa and a Christian-democratic one led by Maurizio Lupi), Cantiere Popolare (CP) and the Movement for the Autonomies (MpA).[21][22][23] NcI was later enlarged to the Union of the Centre (UdC)[24][25][26] and Identity and Action (IdeA),[27][28] with the goal of reaching 3%, required to win seats from proportional lists under a new electoral law, but the list just won a 1.2% of the vote.
On 6 December 2018 Fitto announced a federative pact with Brothers of Italy,[29] which it joins definitively on 29 October 2019.[30]
Leadership[]
- President: Raffaele Fitto (2017–2019)
- Party Leader in the Chamber of Deputies: (2017), (2017–2018)
- Party Leader in the Senate: (2017–2018)
- Party Leader in the European Parliament: Raffaele Fitto (2017–2019)
References[]
- ^ "Fitto: "Nasce 'Direzione Italia', casa per chi vuole buona politica"". Adnkronos. 28 January 2017.
- ^ Cristofaro Sola (31 January 2017). "Ecco "Direzione Italia", il partito di Fitto". .
- ^ a b Cristiana Rizzo (29 January 2017). "Direzione Italia, ecco idee e alleati del nuovo partito (thatcheriano) di Raffaele Fitto". Formiche.net.
- ^ Giovanni Basini (February 2017). Charta minuta (ed.). "Direzione Italia: una strategia per il centrodestra".
- ^ Cristofaro Sola (2017-01-31). "L'Opinione delle Libertà". Opinione.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Senato della Repubblica senato.it - Variazioni nei Gruppi parlamentari". senato.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Comune di Padova - Veneto - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Comune di Alessandria - Piemonte - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la". Repubblica.it. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Comune di Rieti - Lazio - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Comune di Canosa di Puglia - Puglia - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Comune di Lecce - Puglia - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la". Repubblica.it. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Comune di Casarano - Puglia - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Comune di Martina Franca - Puglia - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la". Repubblica.it. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Direzione Italia, Fitto eletto presidente all'unanimità nel 1 congresso "Liberi da inciuci e inganni né grillini né nazareni"". Agoramagazine.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ Claudio Paudice Giornalista, L'Huffington Post (2017-06-17). "Raffaele Fitto all'HuffPost: "Salvini e Meloni vogliono le primarie? Facciamole"". Huffingtonpost.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ Altri articoli dalla categoria » (2017-06-15). "Centrodestra, Palese lascia Fitto e torna con Berlusconi: anche Labriola, eletta con i 5 Stelle - Repubblica.it". Bari.repubblica.it. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Matarrese passa con Fitto". BariLive.it.
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- ^ "Salvini presenta 2 new entry pugliesi - Puglia". ANSA.it. November 8, 2017.
- ^ "XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - BUENO Renata". www.camera.it.
- ^ "Nasce "Noi con l'Italia", la lista dei centristi pro-Berlusconi". la Repubblica. December 19, 2017.
- ^ ""Noi con l'Italia", ecco la quarta gamba del centrodestra: ex FI, leghisti espulsi e alfaniani pentiti". Il Fatto Quotidiano. December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Nasce Noi con l'Italia, la 'quarta gamba' del centrodestra". ilGiornale.it. December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Udc-Noi con l'Italia, è accordo. Sulla lista torna lo scudo crociato". Affaritaliani.it.
- ^ Falci, Giuseppe Alberto (December 30, 2017). "Nasce la stampella centrista di Forza Italia". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ "Berlusconi si appella ai delusi dalla politica: "Sarà sfida coi 5 Stelle"". ilGiornale.it. December 30, 2017.
- ^ "La tela Fitto-Cesa si allarga su 'Idea' di Gaetano Quagliariello". Affaritaliani.it.
- ^ "Saremo noi a garantire l'autosufficienza al centrodestra. Parla Gaetano Quagliariello". Formiche.net. January 5, 2018.
- ^ ""Insieme per cambiare l'Europa", patto Meloni-Fitto per un nuovo centrodestra". Secolo d'Italia. December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Direzione Italia entra in Fratelli d'Italia: in Puglia sono un solo partito". RuvoViva (in Italian). 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
External links[]
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