Free Alternative
Free Alternative Alternativa Libera | |
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Spokesperson | |
President | |
Founded | January 2015 |
Dissolved | 15 February 2019 |
Split from | Five Star Movement |
Merged into | Italia in Comune |
Headquarters | Via della Missione 10, Rome |
Ideology | Direct democracy Environmentalism Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
Website | |
www.alternativalibera.org | |
Free Alternative (Alternativa Libera, AL) was a political party in Italy, originally including left-wing, centrist, and right-wing elements. The party was formed in January 2015 by splinters of the Five Star Movement
History[]
The party was launched in January 2015 by ten deputies who had left (or had been expelled from) the Five Star Movement (M5S),[1] a populist party which had come first in the 2013 general election, over disagreements with Beppe Grillo's and Gianroberto Casaleggio's leadership. According to AL's leader, , at its foundation, the party counted also on seven senators[2] (possibly including Italy Work in Progress and the X Movement), but the notion was never confirmed by the Senate's website and other news sources. Besides Rizzetto, the other main leader of the party was .[3]
In April 2015, Gessica Rostellato, one of the party's ten deputies, left in order to join the Democratic Party[4][5][6] and, a few days later, was replaced by , a splinter from Left Ecology Freedom, in the group.[7][8]
As of mid-July 2015, the party looked divided between its left-wing, led by Artini, whose members had been crescently involved in a dialogue with Giuseppe Civati and were pondering over joining his Possible party,[9] and its right-wing, led by Rizzetto, a conservative liberal,[10] who had been building bridges with Lega Nord and the Brothers of Italy (FdI) instead.[11][12]
In November 2015 the majority of the party (including six deputies: Artini, Matarrelli, , Eleonora Bechis, and ) joined forces with Possible and formed a joint sub-group within the Mixed Group of the Chamber. This caused the split of four deputies (Rizzetto, , Mara Mucci and ).[13][14][15] Shortly after, Matarrelli directly joined Possible.[16] Through 2016 Rizzetto would join the Brothers of Italy,[17] Barbanti the Democratic Party,[18] and Mucci the Civics and Innovators (a split from Civic Choice),[19] while Prodani continued to sit as an independent.
In March 2017 AL was established as a full-fledged party, with Artini spokesperson and president.[20] Contextually, it severed its ties with Possible[21][22] (which would form a joint group with Italian Left),[23][24][25] while strengthening the ties with the group led by Federico Pizzarotti, mayor of Parma and M5S dissident too.[26] In the 2017 municipal election in Parma Pizzarotti won 34.8% of the vote and his "Effect Parma" list, supported by AL and Possible, 34.6%.[27]
On 15 February 2019 it was announced that the party would merge into Italia in Comune, another party formed by M5S splinters, under the leadership of Federico Pizzarotti.[28]
Leadership[]
- Spokesperson: (2017–2019)
- President: (2017–2019)
References[]
- ^ "XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi Parlamentari - Composizione gruppi Parlamentari". Camera.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Dal Movimento 5 Stelle ad Alternativa Libera. Rizzetto: "Con 7 senatori, vogliamo contare" - La Stampa". Lastampa.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "M5S, gli ex creano "Alternativa libera": Rizzetto capogruppo e Artini responsabile - Il Fatto Quotidiano". Ilfattoquotidiano.it. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Ex M5S Rostellato vota la fiducia sull'Italicum e aderisce al Partito democratico - Il Fatto Quotidiano". Ilfattoquotidiano.it. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Gessica Rostellato: un'altra deputata ex M5S passa al Pd". Giornalettismo. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Gessica Rostellato, la deputata padovana di Conselve passa al Pd". Padovaoggi.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Italicum e valzer delle poltrone, Matarrelli (Sel) pronto a passare al Pd | Imola Oggi". Imolaoggi.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Sancita la frattura tra Vendola e Matarrelli". Ilgazzettinobr.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Il Messaggero - Flashnews". Ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ Pubblicato: 15/07/2015 18:44 CEST (2015-07-15). "M5s, la lunga diaspora degli ex. Due passano all'Idv, altri tre incerti, tanti strizzano l'occhio a Civati. E Alternativa libera". Huffingtonpost.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ L'Huffington Post (7 March 2015). "Gli ex grillini si alleano con Giorgia Meloni e la Lega? Il selfie di Walter Rizzetto alla manifestazione di Fratelli d'Italia". Huffingtonpost.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ ""La numero due del Pd si deve dimettere" - Cronaca - Messaggero Veneto". Messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Camera, gruppi parlamentari in fermento: Alternativa libera-Possibile, entra Civati esce Rizzetto - Il Fatto Quotidiano". Ilfattoquotidiano.it. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Ex grillini di Alternativa Libera seguono Civati: nasce Al-Possibile - Termometro Politico". Termometropolitico.it. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Civatiani ed ex M5s, nasce Alternativa Libera-Possibile". Dire.it. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ Nome * (2014-06-20). ""Un'altra idea dell'Italia è possibile", Matarrelli dialoga con Pippo Civati - Brindisi Oggi, news Brindisi notizie Brindisi e provincia". Brindisioggi.it. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ "Ex M5s Walter Rizzetto aderisce a Fratelli d'Italia: "Una scelta di cuore e non di calcoli"". 23 March 2016.
- ^ "L'Ex M5S passa al Pd, sui social minacce di morte: "Ti scanno, maiale"". 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Gli ex grillini ora si scoprono montiani". 3 November 2016.
- ^ http://www.agenparl.com/alternativa-libera-costituente-artini-nominato-portavoce
- ^ http://www.alternativalibera.org/camera-componente-parlamentare-alternativa-libera-cambia-nome
- ^ http://www.mainfatti.it/Alternativa-Libera/Alternativa-Libera-cambia-nome-alla-Camera-in-Tutti-Insieme-per-l-Italia_0201805033.htm[dead link]
- ^ "Sinistra Italiana e Possibile insieme alla Camera. Ma il primo scoglio è Civati capogruppo". 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Possibile e Sinistra Italiana. Dopo i gruppi, la lista unitaria | Left".
- ^ "Sinistra italiana (E) Possibile, il nuovo gruppo". 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Effetto Pizzarotti: Il sindaco di Parma attira gli espulsi da Grillo".
- ^ "Comune di Parma - Emilia-Romagna - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la Repubblica.it".
- ^ "Alternativa Libera continua il suo percorso in Italia in Comune - Alternativa Libera".
- 2015 establishments in Italy
- Direct democracy parties
- Political parties established in 2015
- Defunct socialist parties in Italy
- Green political parties in Italy
- Five Star Movement breakaway groups