Christian Revolution () was a

Christian democratic 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 ...

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led by

Gianfranco Rotondi Gianfranco Rotondi (born 25 July 1960) is an Italian politician. A member of the Italian Parliament since 1994, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 1996, from 2001 to 2006, and since 2008, as well as a member of the Senate of ...

. The party was affiliated with

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History

The party was founded on 27 June 2015 by the deputy of Forza Italia Gianfranco Rotondi. According to Rotondi, the political project of Christian Revolution is founded on the belief that there is still room for a force of Christian inspiration after the end of the

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 ...

. On 6 July 2018 Rotondi announced the foundation of the Federation of Christian Democracy, with the adhesion of Christian Revolution, Angelo Sandri's

and other small Christian democratic parties. Rotondi was appointed coordinator of the federation. On 31 August 2018 the political activity of Christian Revolution was suspended, when the new Christian Democracy was launched in

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, with Rotondi as President of the party, Angelo Sandri as Vicar Deputy President, Franco De Simoni as Deputy President and

Giampiero Catone Giampiero Catone (born 1 June 1956 in Naples, Campania) is an Italian politician and journalist. Biography Giampiero Catone was born on 1 June 1956 in Naples. He graduated in Political Sciences at the D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara ...

as coordinator. On 19 December 2018 Gianfranco Rotondi, president of the Federation of Christian Democracy,

Mario Tassone Mario Tassone (born 8 August 1943 in Castrovillari, Calabria) is an Italian politician and lawyer. Biography Tassone was member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1976 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2013. He served as Undersecretary to the Ministry of ...

, secretary of the New CDU, Giorgio Merlo, leader of White Network and Renato Grassi, secretary of the historical

, signed a federative pact for the reconstitution of the

. On 8 June 2019, the Christian Democracy ceased its activities as a party and became a foundation, with Rotondi and

Rocco Buttiglione Rocco Buttiglione (; born 6 June 1948) is an Italian Union of Christian and Centre Democrats politician and an academic. Buttiglione's nomination for a post as European Commissioner with a portfolio that was to include civil liberties, resulted ...

as its guide.La Dc muore, anzi no: e Rotondi la trasforma in una fondazione
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References

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External links

Official website
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