Christian Democratic Refoundation (Rifondazione Democristiana, RDC) is a minor Christian-democratic

Christian Democracy

Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...

 political party in Italy.

It was founded in October 2006 as a split of the Christian Democracy for Autonomies and is led by Publio Fiori

Publio Fiori

Publio Fiori is an Italian politician.-Career:Fiori was born in Rome and graduated in jurisprudence. He became a member of Democrazia Cristiana , to which he belonged for much of his political career....

, a former right-wing Christian Democrat

Christian Democracy (Italy)

Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....

 and, later, leading member of National Alliance

National Alliance (Italy)

National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...

 from 1994 to 2005. RDC is a constituent part of the Christian Democratic Federation

Christian Democratic Federation

The Christian Democratic Federation is a federation of Christian democratic political parties in Italy.Originally, an accord was signed between four parties on 30 November 2006:...

.

In October 2008, along with UDEUR Populars, RDC launched Democratic Initiative

Democratic Initiative (Italy)

Democratic Initiative is a coalition of small political parties in Italy.It was launched on 11 October 2008 by Clemente Mastella and Publio Fiori, respectively leaders of UDEUR Populars and the Christian Democratic Refoundation...

 with the goal of uniting many centrist parties without representation in the Italian Parliament. In this they were soon joined, among others, by the Party of Christian Democracy

Party of Christian Democracy

The Party of Christian Democracy , whose members actually call it simply Christian Democracy , is a minor Christian-democratic Italian political party....

, the Christian Democratic Party

Christian Democratic Party (Italy)

The Christian Democratic Party is a minor Christian-democratic Italian political party.It was founded in 2000 by Flaminio Piccoli, Clelio Darida, Carlo Senaldi and Alfredo Vito as the electoral arm of the Rebirth of Christian Democracy...

, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party

Italian Democratic Socialist Party

The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian...

, the Italian Liberal Party (2004) and The Italian Socialists.

In March 2010 the party joined Francesco Rutelli's Alliance for Italy

Alliance for Italy

Alliance for Italy is a centrist political party in Italy.The party, which is described in its manifesto as "democratic, liberal, popular" as opposed both to "right-wing populism" and the "social-democratic left, an experience with high and memorable value, yet by now run out", was launched on 11...

.

Leadership

• Secretary: Publio Fiori
  Publio Fiori
  Publio Fiori is an Italian politician.-Career:Fiori was born in Rome and graduated in jurisprudence. He became a member of Democrazia Cristiana , to which he belonged for much of his political career....
  
   (2006–present)
• President: Clelio Darida
  Clelio Darida
  Clelio Darida is an Italian politician. He was mayor of Rome and minister of the Italian Republic.-Biography:Darida was born in Rome....
  
  (2006–present)