Bertinottiani
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Bertinottiani referred to the faction
around Fausto Bertinotti
, a leading member of the Communist Refoundation Party
(PRC), a political party in Italy.
The Bertinottiani are currently divided between those around Nichi Vendola
and Franco Giordano
, who led their Refoundation for the Left
faction outside the PRC, and those who decided not to leave the party (To the Left with Refoundation
)
Political faction
A political faction is a grouping of individuals, such as a political party, a trade union, or other group with a political purpose. A faction or political party may include fragmented sub-factions, “parties within a party," which may be referred to as power blocs, or voting blocs. The individuals...
around Fausto Bertinotti
Fausto Bertinotti
Fausto Bertinotti is an Italian politician and former leader of the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista. On April 29, 2006, after the center-left coalition's victory in the Italian general election, he was chosen by the new parliament as President of the Chamber of Deputies .-Trade...
, a leading member of the Communist Refoundation Party
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
(PRC), a political party in Italy.
The Bertinottiani are currently divided between those around Nichi Vendola
Nichi Vendola
Nicola "Nichi" Vendola is an Italian left-wing politician and currently the President of Apulia.-Life:Born in Terlizzi, province of Bari , Vendola had been a member of the Italian Communist Youth Federation since the age of 14; he studied literature in university, presenting a dissertation about...
and Franco Giordano
Franco Giordano
Francesco "Franco" Giordano is an Italian politician.Born in Bari, he became a member of the Italian Communist Party in 1974. In 1985-1987 he was member of the national leadership of Federation of Young Italian Communists, and, in 1987-1990, of the local PCI leadership of the province of Bari...
, who led their Refoundation for the Left
Refoundation for the Left
Refoundation for the Left is a faction within the Communist Refoundation Party, a political party in Italy. Most of its members launched the Movement for the Left in late January 2009...
faction outside the PRC, and those who decided not to leave the party (To the Left with Refoundation
To the Left with Refoundation
To the Left with Refoundation is a faction within the Communist Refoundation Party, a communist political party in Italy...
)