National Cohesion
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National Cohesion is a centre-right
parliamentary party active in the Italian Senate
.
Launched on 2 March 2011, the group was supportive of Berlusconi IV Cabinet
. The group's president is Pasquale Viespoli, formerly leader of Future and Freedom
in the Senate, and its counterpart in the Chamber of Deputies
is Responsible Initiative
. Most of its members were elected in Southern Italy.
From 5 May to 12 November 2011 the group was represented in government by Riccardo Villari, under-secretary at the Ministry of Culture.
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
parliamentary party active in 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...
.
Launched on 2 March 2011, the group was supportive of Berlusconi IV Cabinet
Berlusconi IV Cabinet
Berlusconi IV Cabinet has been the cabinet of the government of Italy from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011.As of July 2011, it was composed of 24 ministers, 4 deputy ministers and 39 under-secretaries, for a total of 67 members.-Sources:*...
. The group's president is Pasquale Viespoli, formerly leader of Future and Freedom
Future and Freedom
Future and Freedom , whose complete name is Future and Freedom for Italy is a centre-right political party in Italy....
in the Senate, and its counterpart in 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...
is Responsible Initiative
Responsible Initiative
People and Land , originally Responsible Initiative, is a centre-right parliamentary party active in the Italian Chamber of Deputies....
. Most of its members were elected in Southern Italy.
From 5 May to 12 November 2011 the group was represented in government by Riccardo Villari, under-secretary at the Ministry of Culture.
Composition
The group includes:- former members of Future and FreedomFuture and FreedomFuture and Freedom , whose complete name is Future and Freedom for Italy is a centre-right political party in Italy....
(Future and Freedom, FLI)- ideology: National conservatismNational conservatismNational 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...
, liberal conservatismLiberal conservatismLiberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different... - leader: Pasquale Viespoli
- 3 senators: Giuseppe Menardi, Maurizio Saia, Pasquale Viespoli
- ideology: National conservatism
- Force of the SouthForce of the SouthForce of the South is a liberal-conservative political party in Italy based in Sicily.In September 2010, after years of weighting , Gianfranco Micciché, long-time leader of Forza Italia and, later, The People of Freedom in Sicily and Under-Secretary in Berlusconi IV Cabinet, announced his exit...
(Forza del Sud, FdS)- ideology: Liberal conservatismLiberal conservatismLiberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different...
, regionalismRegionalismIn politics, regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal... - leader: Gianfranco Micciché
- 3 senators: Roberto Centaro, Mario Ferrara, Salvo Fleres
- ideology: Liberal conservatism
- The Populars of Italy Tomorrow (I Popolari di Italia Domani, PID)
- ideology: Christian democracyChristian DemocracyChristian 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...
, regionalismRegionalismIn politics, regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal... - leader: Francesco Saverio Romano
- 1 senator: Maria Giuseppa Castiglione
- ideology: Christian democracy
- I the South (Io Sud, IS)
- ideology: National conservatismNational conservatismNational 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...
, centrismCentrismIn politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
, regionalismRegionalismIn politics, regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal... - leader: Adriana Poli BortoneAdriana Poli BortoneAdriana Poli Bortone is an Italian politician andwas an Alleanza Nazionale Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2008. She represented Southern Italy...
- 1 senator: Adriana Poli BortoneAdriana Poli BortoneAdriana Poli Bortone is an Italian politician andwas an Alleanza Nazionale Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2008. She represented Southern Italy...
- ideology: National conservatism
- 2 senators of The People of FreedomThe People of FreedomThe People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
(PdL) who joined the group for technical reasons:- Valerio Carrara, Salvatore Piscitelli
- 2 independent senators:
- Alberto Filippi (ex-Lega Nord)
- Riccardo Villari (ex-DCChristian 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 ....
/PPI/CDUUnited Christian DemocratsThe United Christian Democrats was a Christian democratic party in Italy.-History:It began in 1995 by a split of those members of the Italian People's Party who wanted to enter into an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia...
/UDEUR/DL/PDDemocratic 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....
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