Pole of Autonomy
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The Pole of Autonomy is an heterogeneous electoral coalition of political parties in Italy, formed in the run-up to the 2009 European Parliament election
in order to overcome the 4% threshold introduced in the electoral law in February 2009. The list is affiliated to Libertas.eu
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The list includes:
The alliance between The Right and the MpA was made possible also by the common views on Sicilian
autonomy of Raffaele Lombardo, leader of the MpA and President of Sicily, and Nello Musumeci
, MEP
for The Right and formerly leader of Sicilian Alliance
, an autonomist party. Nello Musumeci and Carlo Fatuzzo, leader of the PP, are the only two outgoing MEPs of the coalition.
Also Tricolour Flame should have been part of the coalition, but finally declined.
European Parliament election, 2009 (Italy)
European elections to elect 72 members of the European Parliament representing Italy were held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009, as decided by the Italian government on December 18, 2008...
in order to overcome the 4% threshold introduced in the electoral law in February 2009. The list is affiliated to Libertas.eu
Libertas.eu
Libertas is a political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union.-Preamble:...
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The list includes:
- The RightThe RightThe 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...
(LD, conservativeConservatismConservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
, leader: Francesco StoraceFrancesco StoraceFrancesco 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 and later of National Alliance . He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in 1994...
), including Sicilian AllianceSicilian AllianceThe Sicilian Alliance is a minor autonomist and national-conservative political party in Sicily, Italy.It was founded in 2005 and was led by Nello Musumeci, a MEP who was elected on the National Alliance's list.... - Movement for Autonomies (MpA, regionalistRegionalism (politics)Regionalism is a term used in international relations. Regionalism also constitutes one of the three constituents of the international commercial system...
/christian-democraticChristian 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...
, leader: Raffaele LombardoRaffaele LombardoRaffaele Lombardo is an Italian politician, President of Sicily and former Member of the European Parliament for Islands with the Movement for Autonomies and has sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.He is a substitute for the Committee on the...
) - Pensioners' PartyPensioners' Party (Italy)The Pensioners' Party is a centrist Italian political party. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo....
(PP, conservativeConservatismConservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
/pensioners' interestsPensionIn general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is paid in regular installments, while the latter is paid in one lump sum.The terms retirement...
, leader: Carlo FatuzzoCarlo FatuzzoCarlo Fatuzzo is an Italian politician andMember of the European Parliament for North-Westwith the Partito dei Pensionati, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.He is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs...
) - Alliance of the CentreAlliance of the CentreAlliance of the Centre is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy.It was founded in November 2008 by splinters from the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats who wanted to return to an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition and support his fourth government...
(AdC, christian-democraticChristian 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...
, leader: Francesco Pionati) - candidates of minor regionalist parties: Max FerrariMax FerrariMassimiliano Ferrari, better known as Max Ferrari is an Italian journalist and politician.-Biography:Ferrari was born in Varese. He joined Lega Nord party in 1989 when he was just sixteen...
(Lombardia Autonoma), Carlo Andreotti (Autonomist TrentinoAutonomist TrentinoAutonomist Trentino is a regionalist Christian-democratic Italian political party based in Trentino.It was founded in 2002 by a split from the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party of those members who contested the party new alliance with the centre-left-coalition...
), Diego Volpe Pasini (S.O.S. ItalyS.O.S. ItalyThe S.O.S. Italy is a political party in Italy. The party affiliated to the "House of Freedoms", the centre-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi....
), etc. - disgruntled former members of Forza ItaliaForza ItaliaForza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
: Vittorio SgarbiVittorio SgarbiVittorio Umberto Antonio Maria Sgarbi is an Italian art critic, politician, cultural commentator and TV personality.He was appointed curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 2011 Venice Biennale...
, Francesco MusottoFrancesco MusottoFrancesco Musotto is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Islands...
, Eleonora Lo Curto, Monica Stefania Baldi, Paolo Ricciotti, etc.
The alliance between The Right and the MpA was made possible also by the common views on Sicilian
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
autonomy of Raffaele Lombardo, leader of the MpA and President of Sicily, and Nello Musumeci
Nello Musumeci
Sebastiano Musumeci is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Islands, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy...
, MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for The Right and formerly leader of Sicilian Alliance
Sicilian Alliance
The Sicilian Alliance is a minor autonomist and national-conservative political party in Sicily, Italy.It was founded in 2005 and was led by Nello Musumeci, a MEP who was elected on the National Alliance's list....
, an autonomist party. Nello Musumeci and Carlo Fatuzzo, leader of the PP, are the only two outgoing MEPs of the coalition.
Also Tricolour Flame should have been part of the coalition, but finally declined.