The Green Front (, FV), whose complete name is Green Front – Independent Ecologists (, FVEI), is a green

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, led by Vincenzo Galizia, a former leader of the "National Youth" (the youth wing of the

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party). The symbol of the party is a stylized archer similar to

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. The name of the Movement's newspaper ''(RobinHoodPost''), too, refers to the legendary heroic outlaw. The Green Front does not declare itself to be of right-wing nor left-wing: it declares to be inspired "by a spiritual conception of life". The party is in favor of

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and the

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of the peoples. The party is "twinned" with the

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in France. At the 2008 general election, the party presented its symbol, declaring to run without allying with other parties. However, the party's president invited his electors to vote the For the Common Good electoral list, led by Stefano Montanari and former senator

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. The list got 0.33% of the vote. At the 2009 European election, the party stipulated an agreement with the Liberal Democrats of

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, but the list obtained a mere 0.23% of the vote. In March 2009, the National Assembly held in Rome changed the party's name into "Green Front – Independent Ecologists" and re-elected unanimously Vincenzo Galizia as National President. In the 2013 Lazio regional election, the Green Front supported Storace's candidacy for the presidency of the region. The party got 0.07% of the votes, present only in the Frosinone constituency where it took 0.76% while Storace was defeated by the centre-left candidate Zingaretti. At the

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, the Green Front supported the candidates of the Northern League. In the

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, the Green Front supported two candidates of the leftist

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list (Giuliana Farinaro and Elvira Maria Vernengo). After the newspaper ''

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'' reported that Green Europe was supported by a party led by a former

politician,

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suspended his election campaign. In the 2020 Marche regional elections, the Green Front entered the civic list ''Movimento per le Marche'', supporting the centre-right coalition presidential candidate Francesco Acquaroli. Acquaroli won the elections, but the list ''Movimento per le Marche'' obtained only the 0.9% of the votes. In the

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, the Green Front was part of the

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coalition. The list obtained a mere 1.22%, without electing any deputies.

Leadership

*President: Vincenzo Galizia (2006–present)

Election results

Italian Parliament

European Parliament

External links

Official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Green Front - Independent Ecologists 2006 establishments in Italy Green political parties in Italy Green conservative parties Political parties established in 2006