Democratic Ecologists
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The Democratic Ecologists (Ecologisti Democratici, EcoDem) are a green
faction within the Italian
Democratic Party
(PD).
Its leaders are Ermete Realacci and Fabrizio Vigni and its composed by both former members of the Democrats of the Left
(Sergio Gentili, Gianni Mattioli, Edo Ronchi, Massimo Scalia and Fabrizio Vigni himself) and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (Roberto Della Seta, Francesco Ferrante and Ermete Realacci himself). Most of those people were once members of the Federation of the Greens
who left it between 1999 and 2004, after that Luigi Manconi (currently a Democrat too) was replaced as leader by Grazia Francescato and the party took a far left
political line under Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
.
The EcoDem fought the election for the Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Party
on 14 October 2007 within the Environment, Innovation, Labour list, led by Realacci along with Giovanna Melandri
and Luigi Nicolais. The list scored 8.1% at the election and EcoDem elected more than 100 delegates to the Assembly. Following this promising result, two members of the group were appointed by PD leader Walter Veltroni
in the executive of the party: Ermete Realacci to the head of the Communication Department and Roberto Della Seta to the Environment Department.
During a convention titled "Get-things-done Environmentalism" (Ambientalismo del fare) on 26–27 January 2008, the EcoDem presented their core proposals about environmental issues, including their idea of transforming Italy into "the country of solar energy". The convention, organized by the EcoDem in collaboration with the Environmental Department of the party, was attended by Walter Veltroni, Joschka Fischer
and Ségolène Royal
.
In the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election
the faction supported Dario Franceschini
.
Green politics
Green politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy...
faction within the Italian
Italy
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
(PD).
Its leaders are Ermete Realacci and Fabrizio Vigni and its composed by both former members of the Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
(Sergio Gentili, Gianni Mattioli, Edo Ronchi, Massimo Scalia and Fabrizio Vigni himself) and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (Roberto Della Seta, Francesco Ferrante and Ermete Realacci himself). Most of those people were once members of the Federation of the Greens
Federation of the Greens
The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:...
who left it between 1999 and 2004, after that Luigi Manconi (currently a Democrat too) was replaced as leader by Grazia Francescato and the party took a far left
Far left
Far left, also known as the revolutionary left, radical left and extreme left are terms which refer to the highest degree of leftist positions among left-wing politics...
political line under Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio , is an Italian politician. He served as Minister of Environment in the second cabinet of Romano Prodi between 2006 and 2008....
.
The EcoDem fought the election for the Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, 2007
The 2007 Democratic Party leadership election was held on 14 October 2007 in order to elect the first leader of the Democratic Party, the largest political party in Italy at the time. The election was conducted as an open primary, with all Italian citizens aged at least 16 and non-Italian legal...
on 14 October 2007 within the Environment, Innovation, Labour list, led by Realacci along with Giovanna Melandri
Giovanna Melandri
Giovanna Melandri is an Italian politician.-Education:Giovanna Melandri was born in New York, USA.She earned a diploma "cum laude" in economics and commerce at the Sapienza University of Rome and one of her teachers was Federico Caffè.From 1983 to 1987 she was a coordinator for the work group on...
and Luigi Nicolais. The list scored 8.1% at the election and EcoDem elected more than 100 delegates to the Assembly. Following this promising result, two members of the group were appointed by PD leader Walter Veltroni
Walter Veltroni
Walter Veltroni, Knight Grand Cross, is an Italian writer, journalist and politician, who served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the centre-left opposition, until his resignation on 17 February 2009. He served as Mayor of Rome from 2001 to 2008.-Biography:Walter Veltroni was...
in the executive of the party: Ermete Realacci to the head of the Communication Department and Roberto Della Seta to the Environment Department.
During a convention titled "Get-things-done Environmentalism" (Ambientalismo del fare) on 26–27 January 2008, the EcoDem presented their core proposals about environmental issues, including their idea of transforming Italy into "the country of solar energy". The convention, organized by the EcoDem in collaboration with the Environmental Department of the party, was attended by Walter Veltroni, Joschka Fischer
Joschka Fischer
Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005...
and Ségolène Royal
Ségolène Royal
Marie-Ségolène Royal , known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, a former member of the National Assembly, a former government minister, and a prominent member of the French Socialist Party...
.
In the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election
Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, 2009
The 2009 Democratic Party leadership election was held in July–November 2009 following the resignation of Walter Veltroni in February 2009, after 16 months as secretary of the Democratic Party , the second-largest political party in Italy....
the faction supported Dario Franceschini
Dario Franceschini
Dario Franceschini is an Italian lawyer, writer, and politician, who served as the second leader of the Democratic Party. He has been a prominent member of the Italian People's Party , of the Daisy and the first Deputy Secretary of the Democratic Party...
.