Forza Italia (2013)


Forza Italia




Party executive	Silvio Berlusconi (President - President) Antonio Tajani (Vice President - Vice President)

founding	November 16, 2013 (emerged from: Il Popolo della Libertà )
ideology	Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Economic liberalism Populism ( Berlusconism )
European party	EPP
EP Group	EPP

MPs	93/630
Senators	55/315
MEPs	7/76

Headquarters	Italy Rome , Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina 4
Website	forza-italia.it

Forza Italia ( German Die Kraft Italien , originally a battle cry in sport) is a political party in Italy that emerged on November 16, 2013 from the ruling party Popolo della Libertà (PdL). Formally only a renaming, the PdL had de facto broken up after several splits. In particular the PdL ministers in the Letta cabinet did not support the renaming after a series of disagreements, from which the Nuovo Centrodestra party developed.

The party took the name of Silvio Berlusconi's long-term predecessor Forza Italia (1994-2009).

history

As President of the Popolo della Libertà , Berlusconi had already declared on October 25, 2013 that his party should now be called Forza Italia again . Against the background of the already smoldering conflicts, PdL General Secretary Angelino Alfano and his ministerial colleagues in the Letta cabinet announced that they would not support this decision. There was already clear evidence of a split.

A party congress was convened to clarify this, but Alfano and his government colleagues, as announced in advance, did not take part. Around 800 of the remaining party members decided on November 16, 2013 to start over under the old name. Berlusconi was quoted as saying: "I am happy that we have returned to this name that we all still have in our hearts: Forza Italia ."

In the evening, Alfano presented his new party Nuovo Centrodestra . In addition to the five PdL ministers, a total of 30 of the 98 senators and 27 of the 97 members of the Chamber of Deputies are assigned to it , enough to be able to hold the government majority even without Forza Italia . Although both party leaders said they wanted to continue working together in parliament, Berlusconi threatened to withdraw from the ruling coalition if he were expelled from the Senate.

More symbols of the party

Forza Italia campaign logo with the name Berlusconis
Forza Italia campaign logo

Election results

Results in the regional elections
year	region	be right	proportion of	Mandates	space
2019	Abruzzo	54,223	9.0%	3/31	4th
2018	Aosta Valley	1,862	2.9%	0/35	10.
2015	Apulia	181,896	10.8%	6/51	3.
2019	Basilicata	26,457	9.1%	3/21	3.
2020	Emilia-Romagna	55,317	2.6%	1/50	7th
2018	Friuli Venezia Giulia	50,908	12.1%	5/49	3.
2020	Calabria	96,067	12.6%	5/31	2.
2015	Campania	405,550	17.8%	7/51	2.
2018	Lazio	371.155	14.6%	6/51	3.
2015	Liguria	68.283	12.7%	3/31	4th
2018	Lombardy	750.628	14.3%	14/80	4th
2015	Brands	49,884	9.4%	2/31	4th
2018	Molise	13,627	9.4%	4/21	2.
2019	Piedmont	161.137	8.4%	3/51	4th
2019	Sardinia	56,450	8.0%	6/60	5.
2017	Sicily	315.056	16.4%	14/70	2.
2018	South-Tirol	2,825	1.0%	0/35	12.
2015	Tuscany	112,658	8.5%	2/41	4th
2018	Trentino	7.204	2.8%	1/35	10.
2019	Umbria	22,991	5.5%	1/21	5.
2015	Veneto	110,573	6.0%	3/51	5.

Results in the parliamentary elections
year	be right	proportion of	Mandates	space
2018	4,596,956	14.0%	106/630	4th

Results in the Senate elections
year	be right	proportion of	Mandates	space
2018	4,358,004	14.4%	58/315	4th

Results in the European elections
year	be right	proportion of	Mandates	space
2014	4,614,364	16.8%	13/73	3.
2019	2,351,673	8.8%	7/76	4th

Web links

Official website

Individual evidence

↑ Italy's ex-prime minister: Berlusconi intensifies the dispute in his own party. In: Spiegel online . October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013 .
↑ Power struggle in Italy: Berlusconi's party threatens to split. In: rp-online . October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013 .
↑ Berlusconi party splits. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
↑ Berlusconi reanimates Forza Italia. In: dradio.de . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
↑ Berlusconi's ministers change to Alfano. In: The Standard . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .

[1] Italy's ex-prime minister: Berlusconi intensifies the dispute in his own party. In: Spiegel online . October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013 .

[2] Power struggle in Italy: Berlusconi's party threatens to split. In: rp-online . October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013 .

[3] Berlusconi party splits. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .

[4] Berlusconi reanimates Forza Italia. In: dradio.de . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .

[5] Berlusconi's ministers change to Alfano. In: The Standard . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .