Italian Republican Party
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The Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italiano) is an old liberal party in Italy, that originally took a moderate left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini. The party is a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. In 1994, Italian Republican Party split, as some centre-left politicians including Giorgio Bogi left and formed the Republican Left party. Its headquarters are in Rome.
In 2001 the party decided to ally with Silvio Berlusconi's House of Freedoms. A left-wing group, led by Luciana Sbarbati seceded as the European Republican Movement.
PRI participated to Berlusconi's third government having Giorgio La Malfa, current president of the party, as Minister for European Affairs and Francesco Nucara as Deputy-Minister for the Environment.
In the 2006 elections Francesco Nucara and Giorgio La Malfa were candidates on the Forza Italia's lists for the Chamber of Deputies, while the party decided to run under its own banner for the Senate.
See also
External link
- [Italian Republican Party] official site
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