Responsible Autonomy (, AR) is a
centrist to
centre-right
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political party
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active in
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Italy
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.
The party was launched as a "civic list" in support of
Renzo Tondo, incumbent President of
The People of Freedom in the
2013 regional election.
In the event, Tondo was defeated by
Debora Serracchiani of the
Democratic Party,
but AR obtained 10.7% of the vote and four councillors. Others joined later on.
During 2014 AR was organised into a party, under the leadership of president
Bruno Tellia, a university professor, and secretary
Vanni Lenna, a former member of the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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. Also, the party was officially joined by Tondo, who became floor leader, replacing
Roberto Dipiazza. In 2016 Dipiazza was elected mayor of
Trieste and the entire party's leadership was reshuffled: Tellia was replaced as president by Tondo, while Lenna was succeeded as secretary by
Giulia Manzan.
In early 2017 AR was involved in the foundation of
Direction Italy by the
Conservatives and Reformists, but has since continued to be active autonomously. In the
2017 local elections the party obtained 6.0% in
Gorizia.
In the
2018 general election Tondo was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, by defeating his old-time
Democratic rival
Riccardo Illy in the single-seat constituency of Trieste. In the subsequent
2018 regional elections the party obtained 4.0% and lost three of its four seats in the Regional Council.
Leadership
*President:
Bruno Tellia (2014–2016),
Renzo Tondo (2016–present)
*Secretary:
Vanni Lenna (2014–2016),
Giulia Manzan (2016–present)
*Leader/representative in the Regional Council:
Roberto Dipiazza (2013–2014),
Renzo Tondo (2014–2018),
Giuseppe Sibau (2018–present)
*Representative in the Chamber of Deputies:
Renzo Tondo (2018–present)
External links
Official website
References
{{Italian political parties
Political parties in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Political parties established in 2013
2013 establishments in Italy