Italian political party
The Green Front (
Italian : Fronte Verde , FV), whose complete name is Green Front – Independent Ecologists (
Italian : Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti , FVEI), is a green
political party in Italy , led by
Vincenzo Galizia ,
[2] a former leader of the "National Youth" (the youth wing of the
neo-fascist
Tricolour Flame party).
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The symbol of the party is a stylized archer.
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The Green Front does not declare itself to be of right-wing nor left-wing: it declares to be inspired "by a spiritual conception of life". The party is in favor of
direct democracy ,
anti-nuclear ,
anti-capitalist ,
anti-globalization and the
self-determination of the peoples.
[6]
The party is "twinned" with the Ecologie au Centre in France.[
citation needed ]
At the
2008 general election , the party presented its symbol, declaring to run without allying with other parties.
[7] [
better source needed ] However, the party's president invited his electors to vote the
For the Common Good electoral list,
[8] [
better source needed ] led by Stefano Montanari and former senator
Fernando Rossi . The list got 0.33% of the vote.
[9]
At the
2009 European election , the party stipulated an agreement with the
Liberal Democrats of
Daniela Melchiorre ,
[10] [
better source needed ] but the list obtained a mere 0.23% of the vote.
[11]
In March 2009, the National Assembly held in Rome changed the party's name into "Green Front – Independent Ecologists" and re-elected unanimously Vincenzo Galizia as National President.
[12]
In the
2013 Lazio regional election , the Green Front supported
Storace 's candidacy for the presidency of the region.
[13] The party got 0.07% of the votes, present only in the Frosinone constituency where it took 0.76% while Storace was defeated by the centre-left candidate
Zingaretti .
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At the
2014 European election , the Green Front supported the candidates of the
Northern League .
[16]
In the
2019 European election , the Green Front supported two candidates of the leftist
Green Europe list (Giuliana Farinaro and Elvira Maria Vernengo).
[17] After the newspaper
Il Foglio reported that Green Europe was supported by a party led by a former
far-right politician,
[3]
Giuseppe Civati suspended his election campaign.
[18]
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In the
2024 European election , the Green Front is part of the
Freedom coalition.
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^ Maestri, Gabriele.
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"CHI SIAMO" . Fronte Verde website (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2022 .
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"Elezioni Politiche, presentato simbolo del 'Fronte Verde' " . Fronte Verde website (in Italian). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2022 .
^ Galizia, Vincenzo (11 March 2008).
"Elezioni Politiche, il Fronte Verde per il Bene Comune" . VINCENZO GALIZIA - blog ufficiale (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2022 .
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"Speciale elezioni 2009 – Elezioni Europee 4–7 giugno 2009 – Italia in complesso" . la Repubblica . Retrieved 11 October 2019 .
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"Nasce il 'Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti' " . Fronte Verde website (in Italian). 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2019 .
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"REGIONALI LAZIO 2013, VINCENZO GALIZIA: "IL FRONTE VERDE CON STORACE PRESIDENTE" " . Roma Daily News . 13 February 2013.
Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022 .
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Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022 .
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"Roma: il Fronte Verde Ecologisti si schiera con la Lega Nord" . Terzo Binario . 6 May 2014.
Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019 .
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"I candidati di estrema destra nelle liste dei Verdi" . Il Post (in Italian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
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" "Esponenti di estrema destra in Europa Verde". Civati si ritira dalle Europee" . Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2019 .
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"Europee, Civati ferma la campagna elettorale: "Due candidate di destra in lista con me. Poca chiarezza dai Verdi" " . Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019 .
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"Europee, De Luca: "altre 4 stelle nel firmamento della Libertà. Dopo voto Confederazione" " . Adnkronos (in Italian). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .
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"Libertà, De Luca tocca quota 17 simboli e forse non si ferma: "Cu sapi?" " . I simboli della discordia (in Italian). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .
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"Europee, De Luca aggiunge altri 4 movimenti alla sua lista" . Taorminianews24 (in Italian). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .
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"Il colpo di scena di Cateno De Luca: così nella lista Libertà è spuntato il nome di Capitano Ultimo" . La Stampa (in Italian). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .
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"Capitano Ultimo scopre il volto dopo 31 anni per candidarsi alle elezioni europee con Cateno De Luca" . Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .