Left Ecology Freedom
| Left Ecology Freedom Sinistra Ecologia Libertà |
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| President | Nichi Vendola |
| Coordinator | Claudio Fava |
| Founded | 16 March 2009 (launched) 22 October 2010 (founded) |
| Newspaper | none |
| Membership (2010) | 45,278[1] |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Eco-socialism |
| International affiliation | none |
| European affiliation | none |
| European Parliament Group | currently no MEPs |
| Official colours | Red |
| Website | |
| http://www.sinistraecologialiberta.it/ | |
| Politics of Italy Political parties Elections |
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Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà, SEL; previously Left and Freedom, Sinistra e Libertà, SL) is a socialist political party in Italy, originally founded as a left-wing coalition of parties. Its leader is Nichi Vendola.
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[edit] History
At the time of formation SL included:
- Movement for the Left (MpS, socialist/communist, leader: Nichi Vendola)
- Socialist Party (PS, social-democratic, leader: Riccardo Nencini)
- Federation of the Greens (FV, green, leader: Grazia Francescato)
- Democratic Left (SD, democratic socialist, leader: Claudio Fava)
- Unite the Left (UlS, socialist/communist, leaders: Umberto Guidoni, Katia Bellillo)
SL/SEL was formed in the run up to the 2009 European Parliament election in order to overcome the 4% threshold introduced by the new electoral law in February 2009. Until June 2009, SL was represented in the European Parliament by 13 MEPs (4 Democratic Left, 4 Socialist Party, 2 Greens, 2 Movement for the Left and 1 Unite the Left), but failed to pass the 4% threshold in 2009, and thus lost all these seats. Despite the result, the leaders of the alliance decided that the coalition was due to be merged into a single party.
In October 2009, during a party congress, the Greens elected a new party leader, Angelo Bonelli, and voted to opt-out from the process.[2][3] However, Francescato and her faction decided to keep supporting SL as Ecologists with Left Ecology Freedom and leave the Greens.[4] SL was also weakened by the split occurred within PS, when the United Socialists, who were opposed to the integration of PS into SL, walked out.[5][6] Finally in November SL was hit by the sudden opt-out of the whole PS, that did not agree with the idea of forming a unified party and wanted to retain its autonomy.[7][8]
Since November 2009 SEL was thus composed of MpS, SD, UlS, the Ecologists and Socialism and Left, a small minority of PS that wanted to continue the experience of SL.[9] In December SEL was officially launched as a party[10] and Vendola was elected its spokesperson.[11]
SEL, often in list with the Socialists, gained fairly good results in the 2010 regional elections, especially in Central and Southern Italy. In Apulia Vendola was re-elected President of the Region and trailed SEL to 9.7%, its best electoral result.[12]
The party was officially founded in a congress in Florence on 22–24 October 2010.[13][14]
On 30 May 2011 Giuliano Pisapia, an independent close to SEL, was elected Mayor of Milan.
[edit] Symbols
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2010 (electoral symbol)
[edit] Leadership
- President: Nichi Vendola (2009–present[15])
- Coordinator: Claudio Fava (2009–present)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sinistraecologialiberta.it/tesseramento2011/
- ^ "Soli o a sinistra? Rissa all' assemblea dei Verdi". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 2009-12-24. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/ottobre/11/Soli_sinistra_Rissa_all_assemblea_co_8_091011022.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "Verdi, a sorpresa vince Angelo Bonelli | Terra - Quotidiano di informazione pulita". Terranews.it. http://www.terranews.it/news/2009/10/verdi-sorpresa-vince-angelo-bonelli. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "il giornale di Legambiente - Bonelli presidente, il Sole si spacca". La Nuova Ecologia.it. http://www.lanuovaecologia.it/view.php?id=11366&contenuto=Notizia. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "I socialisti di Bobo Craxi: «Autonomi da tutti»". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 2009-12-24. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/ottobre/11/socialisti_Bobo_Craxi_Autonomi_tutti_co_8_091011020.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ Gianni Del Vecchio. "Bobo Craxi - VIP - Europa". Europaquotidiano.it. http://www.europaquotidiano.it/dettaglio/113729/bobo_craxi. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "I socialisti oscurano il sito di Sinistra e Libertà La coalizione è in crisi e c'è rischio di scissione - Politica". Repubblica.it. 2009-11-13. http://www.repubblica.it/2009/11/sezioni/politica/sinistra-e-libert-/sinistra-e-libert-/sinistra-e-libert-.html. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "Il Documento Approvato All'Unanimita' Dalla Segreteria Nazionale - Partito Socialista - Primo Piano". Partitosocialista.it. http://www.partitosocialista.it/site/artId__2327/306/889-IL_DOCUMENTO_APPROVATO_ALL_UNANIMITA___DALLA_SEGRETERIA_NAZIONALE.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "SOCIALISMOeSINISTRA - Associazione Politica e di Promozione Sociale e Culturale". Socialismoesinistra.it. http://www.socialismoesinistra.it/. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "Vendola vara una nuova SEL". LeRagioni.it. http://www.leragioni.it/2009/12/21/vendola-vara-una-nuova-sel/. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "Vendola «battezza» il suo movimento Malumori nel Pd". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.it. 2009-12-21. http://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/GdM_dallapuglia_NOTIZIA_01.php?IDNotizia=294912&IDCategoria=1. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Regionali del 28 Marzo 2010" (in (Italian)). Elezionistorico.interno.it. http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=R&dtel=28/03/2010. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
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- ^ "Vendola: la sinistra deve ripartire dalla piazza Fiom". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 2009-12-24. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/ottobre/23/Vendola_sinistra_deve_ripartire_dalla_co_8_101023031.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ Until the 2010 congress Vendola's office was named "spokesperson".
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