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coalition and finally joined

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, Raffaele Costa and Valter Zanetta) and three former Christian Democrats with a liberal streak ( Roberto Rosso, Renzo Patria and Benedetto Nicotra) and had circles all around

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Leadership

*Secretary: Raffaele Costa *President:

References

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External links

Official website
Forza Italia factions