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Italia Viva
Italia Viva (, IV) is a Liberalism, liberal list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy founded in September 2019. The party is led by Matteo Renzi, a former Prime Minister of Italy and former secretary of the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party (PD). As of 2021, Italia Viva is a member of the European Democratic Party. History Background Matteo Renzi started his political career in the Italian People's Party (1994), Italian People's Party (PPI), a Christian democracy, Christian-democratic party, and was elected president of the Province of Florence in 2004. Through Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, the PPI's successor, he joined the centre-left Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party (PD) in 2007 and was elected Mayor of Florence in 2009. A frequent critic of party leadership, especially under Pier Luigi Bersani, Renzi made his name as ''il Rottamatore'' ( or ) of old leaders and ideas, for his advocacy of complete change in the party, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Renzi
Matteo Renzi (; born 11 January 1975) is an Italian politician who served as prime minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016. He has been a senator for Florence since 2018. Renzi has served as the leader of Italia Viva (IV) since 2019, having been the secretary of the Democratic Party (PD) from 2013 to 2018, with a brief interruption in 2017. After serving as the president of the province of Florence from 2004 to 2009 and the mayor of Florence from 2009 to 2014, Renzi was elected secretary of the PD in 2013, becoming prime minister the following year. At the age of 39 years, Renzi, who was at the time the youngest leader in the G7 and also the first-serving mayor to become prime minister, became the youngest person to have served as prime minister. While in power, Renzi's government implemented numerous reforms, including changes to the Italian electoral law, a relaxation of labour and employment laws with the intention of boosting economic growth, a thorough reformation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensemble (political Coalition)
Ensemble (, stylised in all caps), known in full as Ensemble pour la République (''Together for the Republic''), is a Liberalism, liberal political coalition in France created by Emmanuel Macron. Formed in November 2021 as Ensemble Citoyens, it makes up the presidential majority and includes La République En Marche!, Renaissance (RE, formerly known as En Marche and La République En Marche!), Democratic Movement (France), Democratic Movement (MoDem), Horizons (political party), Horizons, En Commun, En commun, and the Progressive Federation. The coalition included the parties Agir (France), Agir and Territories of Progress (TDP) until they were merged into the rebranded Renaissance. Ensemble has mainly been described as being centrist and sometimes as centre-right on the political spectrum. After the 2022 French legislative election, the coalition won a plurality of seats but lost its majority in the National Assembly. In 2024 French legislative election, 2024, they were redu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 European Parliament Election In Italy
The 2014 European Parliament election in Italy took place on 25 May 2014. Italy elected 73 Member of the European Parliament, MEPs out of 751 European Parliament seats. The governing Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party (PD) won the election with 40.8% of the vote and 31 seats, followed by the Five Star Movement (21.2% and 17 seats) and Forza Italia (2013), Forza Italia (16.8% and 13 seats). As a result, the PD was the second largest national party in the European Parliament by number of seats after the German CDU/CSU and the largest among the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. The PD's score was also the best result for an Italian party in a nationwide election since the 1958 Italian general election, 1958 general election, when the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy won 42.4% of the vote. The other parties that have passed the national electoral threshold at 4% are Lega Nord, Northern League (6.2% and 5 seats), New Centre-Right – Union of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Italian Centre-left Primary Election
The 2012 Italy, Italian centre-left primary election determined the leader of the coalition Italy. Common Good, who will stand as common candidate for the office of Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister in the 2013 Italian general election, subsequent general election, which took place on 24–25 February 2013. It was won with 61% of the votes by Pier Luigi Bersani, who defeated Matteo Renzi in the run-off. The coalition, launched on 13 October 2012, comprises the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party (PD), Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) and the Italian Socialist Party (2007), Italian Socialist Party (PSI). Alliance for Italy (ApI), though officially still member of the centrist coalition New Pole for Italy, decided to take part in the contest, fielding a candidate from its own ranks. Background and rules After a heated debate inside the PD, the primary election was announced by its leader Pier Luigi Bersani, on 8 June 2012, during a national direction of the party, even befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renziani
The ''Renziani'' was a liberal faction within the Democratic Party (PD) composed of the followers of Matteo Renzi, party's former national secretary and former Prime Minister of Italy from February 2014 to December 2016. This area also took the name of Now! (''Adesso!'') and Big Bang. In September 2019, Renzi founded his own movement, Italia Viva (IV), exiting from the PD. The Open Foundation, whose Secretary-General is Maria Elena Boschi, served as think tank and financial arm of the faction. It was later replaced by the Matteo Renzi Foundation. History The faction, which has never been organised as a formal faction, grew around Matteo Renzi. Born in 1975, Matteo Renzi is a devout Catholic (he was a scout leader of AGESCI) and a centrist. He started his political career in the Italian People's Party (PPI), a Christian-democratic outfit, and was elected president of the Province of Florence in 2004, when he was just 29. Through The Daisy party he joined the Democratic Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier Luigi Bersani
Pier Luigi Bersani (; born 29 September 1951) is an Italian politician and was Secretary of the Democratic Party (PD), Italy's leading centre-left party, from 2009 to 2013. Bersani was Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship from 1996 to 1999, President of Emilia-Romagna from 1993 to 1996, Minister of Transport from 1999 to 2001, and Minister of Economic Development from 2006 to 2008. Early life Pier Luigi Bersani was born on 29 September 1951 in Bettola, a mountain municipality in Nure Valley, in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. His father was a mechanic and a gas station clerk. After earning his high-school degree in Piacenza, Bersani enrolled in the University of Bologna where he graduated in philosophy with a dissertation on Pope Gregory I. He married Daniela in 1980, and he has two daughters: Elisa and Margherita. After a short experience as a teacher he committed his life to politics and public administration. Political career Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Florence
The Mayor of Florence is an elected politician who, along with Florence's City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Florence. The title is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leader. The office of ''Gonfaloniere'' was created in 1781 by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. It was replaced by the office of Mayor in 1865, during the early Kingdom of Italy. The current mayor of Florence is Sara Funaro (Democratic Party (Italy), PD), elected on 23–24 June 2024. Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Florence is member of the Florence's City Council. Although the title Mayor is not held by the heads of the five boroughs of Florence, because they do not actually preside over self-governmental municipalities. The Mayor is elected by the population of Florence. Citizens elect also the members of the City Council, which also controls Mayor's policy guidelines and is abl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democracy Is Freedom – The Daisy
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (, DL), commonly known simply as The Daisy (''La Margherita''), was a Centrism, centrist List of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy. The party was formed from the merger of three parties within the Centre-left coalition (Italy), centre-left coalition: the Italian People's Party (1994), Italian People's Party, The Democrats (Italy), The Democrats and Italian Renewal. The party president and leader was Francesco Rutelli, former mayor of Rome and Prime Minister of Italy, prime ministerial candidate during the 2001 Italian general election, 2001 general election for The Olive Tree (Italy), The Olive Tree coalition, within which The Daisy electoral list won 14.5% of the national vote. The Daisy became a single party in February 2002. It was set up by former left-leaning Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democrats, centrists, Social liberalism, social-liberals (former Italian Liberal Party, Liberals and former Italian Republica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Florence
The province of Florence () was a Provinces of Italy, province in the northeast of Tuscany region of Italy. The city or ''comune'' of Florence was both the capital of the province of Florence, and of the Region of Tuscany. It had an area of and a population of 1,012,180 as of 31 December 2014. The territory of the province was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. In 2015 the province was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Florence. Geography The Province of Florence was bordered by the Province of Bologna in the north, the Province of Ravenna and Province of Forlì-Cesena, Forlì-Cesena in the north-east, the provinces of Province of Prato, Prato, Province of Pistoia, Pistoia, Province of Pisa, Pisa and Province of Lucca, Lucca in the west; the Province of Siena in the south and the Province of Arezzo in the east and southeast. Much of the province lied in the plain of the Arno river. Government List of presidents of the province of Florence See also * Metropolitan C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics. Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well as the Neo-Calvinist tradition within Christianity; it later gained ground with Lutherans and Pentecostals, among other denominational traditions of Christianity in various parts of the world. During the nineteenth century, its principal concerns were to reconcile Catholicism with democracy, to answer the " social question" surrounding capitalism and the working class, and to resolve the tensions between church and state. In the twentieth century, Christian democrats led postwar Western and Southern Europe in building modern welfare states and constructing the European Union. Furthermore; in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, Christian democracy has gained support in Eastern Europe among former communist states sufferi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian People's Party (1994)
The Italian People's Party (, PPI) was a Christian democracy, Christian-democratic, Centrism, centrist and Christian left, Christian-leftist list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP). The PPI was the formal successor of the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy (DC), but was soon deprived of its conservative elements, which successively formed the Christian Democratic Centre (CCD) in 1994 and the United Christian Democrats (CDU) in 1995. The PPI was finally merged into Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (DL) in 2002, and DL was later merged with the Democrats of the Left (DS) and minor centre-left parties into Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party (PD) in 2007. History The party emerged in January 1994 as the successor to the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy (DC), Italy's dominant party since World War II, following the final national council of the DC and the split of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Italy
The prime minister of Italy, officially the president of the Council of Ministers (), is the head of government of the Italy, Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Ministers is established by articles 92–96 of the Constitution of Italy; the president of the Council of Ministers is appointed by the President of Italy, president of the Republic and must have the confidence of the Italian Parliament, Parliament to stay in office. Prior to the establishment of the Italian Republic, the position was called President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy (''Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri del Regno d'Italia''). From 1925 to 1943 during the Italian Fascism, Fascist regime, the position was transformed into the Dictatorship, dictatorial position of Head of the Government, Prime Minister, Secretary of State (''Capo del Governo, Primo Ministro, Segretario di Stato'') held by Benito Mussolini, Duce of Fascism, who officially governed on the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
