Francesco Storace
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Francesco Storace is an Italian politician.
He began his career at the right-wing newspaper Il Secolo d'Italia, until entering the ranks of the Italian Social Movement
(MSI) and later of National Alliance
(AN). He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies
for the first time in 1994. At the time he was the spokesman of Gianfranco Fini
.
In April 2000 he was elected President of Lazio, but failed the re-election in 2005, defeated by the centre-left candidate Piero Marrazzo
. He was subsequently named Minister of Health
in the Berlusconi III Cabinet
.
In March 2006 Storace was involved in the so-called Laziogate scandal, leading to his resignation from the government. He is suspected to have illegally exploited informatics mean to investigate the memberships of the new party founded by Alessandra Mussolini
, a former member of AN who was one of his rivals in the 2005 regional election.
On 10 April 2006 he was elected to the Italian Senate
in Lazio, where he was at the head of the party list.
On 3 July 2007, after having continually criticized the leadership of Gianfranco Fini at least since 2005, he finally left AN on 16 November 2007. One of the motivations of the criticism between Fini and Storace is the fact that Fini repudiated Italian Fascism, saying that Fascism is evil, while Storace doesn't agree with that statement.
In November 2007 he founded his brand new national-conservative
party, named La Destra, which means The Right
.
He began his career at the right-wing newspaper Il Secolo d'Italia, until entering the ranks of the Italian Social Movement
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
(MSI) and later 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...
(AN). He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
for the first time in 1994. At the time he was the spokesman of Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini is an Italian politician, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, leader of the center-right Future and Freedom party, and the former leader of the conservative National Alliance and the post-fascist Italian Social Movement...
.
In April 2000 he was elected President of Lazio, but failed the re-election in 2005, defeated by the centre-left candidate Piero Marrazzo
Piero Marrazzo
Piero Marrazzo is an Italian journalist and politician. He served as the President of Lazio, one of the twenty regions of Italy, from 2005 to 2009....
. He was subsequently named Minister of Health
Italian Minister of Health
This is a list of Italian Ministers of Health...
in the Berlusconi III Cabinet
Berlusconi III Cabinet
The Berlusconi III Cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 23 April 2005 to 5 May 2006. It was the 58th cabinet of the Italian Republic, and the second cabinet of the XIV Legislature.Composition of the governemnt:...
.
In March 2006 Storace was involved in the so-called Laziogate scandal, leading to his resignation from the government. He is suspected to have illegally exploited informatics mean to investigate the memberships of the new party founded by Alessandra Mussolini
Alessandra Mussolini
Alessandra Mussolini is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and previously an actress and model...
, a former member of AN who was one of his rivals in the 2005 regional election.
On 10 April 2006 he was elected to the Italian Senate
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
in Lazio, where he was at the head of the party list.
On 3 July 2007, after having continually criticized the leadership of Gianfranco Fini at least since 2005, he finally left AN on 16 November 2007. One of the motivations of the criticism between Fini and Storace is the fact that Fini repudiated Italian Fascism, saying that Fascism is evil, while Storace doesn't agree with that statement.
In November 2007 he founded his brand new national-conservative
National conservatism
National conservatism is a political term used primarily in Europe to describe a variant of conservatism which concentrates more on national interests than standard conservatism as well as upholding cultural and ethnic identity, while not being outspokenly nationalist or supporting a far-right...
party, named La Destra, which means The Right
The Right
The Right is a national-conservative political party in Italy.-Foundation:On 3 July 2007 Storace announced his resignation from National Alliance in a letter posted on his website, claiming that it had become too centrist and moderate and in protest against the lack of internal democracy in the...
.