The Social Movement Tricolour Flame (, MSFT), commonly known as Tricolour Flame (''Fiamma Tricolore''), is a

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History

The party was started by the more radical members of the

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, led by

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, who refused to join the mainstream

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party

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. Rauti was later succeeded by

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, who took over leadership. In the 2004 European Parliamentary Election the party gained enough votes in the Southern constituency to elect Luca Romagnoli to the

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. The party was then a member of the

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coalition for the 2006 general election. In the coming of the 2008 general election, Tricolour Flame formed a joint list called

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with

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, a splinter group of National Alliance, in support of the candidacy of

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for Prime Minister. On 8 November 2013, Luca Romagnoli, secretary of Tricolour Flame, together with the secretary of

, the regent of

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, the leader of

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of the association New Alliance,

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of the association ''Nazione Sovrana'', Antonio Buonfiglio of the association ''Il Popolo della Vita'' and Roberto Buonasorte, editor of the online newspaper ''Il Giornale d'Italia'', founded the Movement for National Alliance, a federation of right movements inspired to

. On 9 December 2013 the Central Committee of Tricolour Flame distrusted Luca Romagnoli, because he joined this initiative without having preventively sought the opinion of the same Committee, and Attilio Carelli became regent Secretary of the party. After the expulsion Romagnoli founded instead his new political movement, Social Right. On 13 and 14 December 2014, the VII National Congress officially appointed Carelli as Secretary of the party. For the 2018 general election, it formed the

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platform, on this occasion

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was elected as National Secretary.

Ideology

Tricolour Flame is the party of the Italian

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most closely tied to the legacy of

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(RSI). The RSI is usually seen by the party as the example of what

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should have been, in particular as an example of true welfare state. As a sign of this legacy, the party, for example, guarantees free membership for ex-RSI military. A press release from the Rome section of the party states: Tricolour Flame maintains a fairly strong

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stance, and it can be thought to be the Italian party closest to third positionist ideology along with the New Force and

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parties. Recently Tricolour Flame has been peculiar, among Italian neo-fascist organizations, in actively trying to attract the young masses and renewing its political practices and communication techniques in a more modern, innovative fashion. Political manifests often tend towards attractive, modern graphics and clear-cut, even humorous slogans. Tricolour Flame is also very close to youth far-right organizations and initiatives, of which the most relevant is

, a

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. The party is against the regionalism promoted by the Northern League for an independent "

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", instead favoring a united Italy.

Organization

Leadership

* Secretary:

(1995–2002),

(2002–2013), Attilio Carelli (2013–2021), Giuseppe Manoli (2021–2022),

(2022–present). * President:

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(1995–2000), Stelvio Dal Piaz (2000–2002),

(2002–2004), Rocco Tauro (2004–2013), Attilio Carelli (2013–2014), Francesco Condorelli Caff (2014–present). * Honorary President: Manlio Sargenti (1995–2001),

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(2013–2018), Carlo Morganti (2018–present).

Membership

Among the more controversial members of Tricolur Flame are Pietro Puschiavo and Maurizio Boccacci. In 1985 Puschiavo was a founding member of the Veneto Skinheads Front, a far-right skinhead group based in

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and connected to Blood and Honour. Boccacci is the former leader of the Western Political Movement, a far-right skinhead organization based in Rome.Stephen Roth Institute: Antisemitism And Racism

Election results

Chamber of Deputies

Senate of the Republic

European Parliament

References

External links

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Footage of a Tricolur Flame rally in Rome
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