Remake Italy
Remake Italy Rifare l'Italia | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Matteo Orfini |
| Other members | Andrea Orlando Roberto Gualtieri |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
Remake Italy (Rifare l'Italia), whose members are known as Young Turks (Giovani Turchi), is a social-democratic and, to some extent, democratic-socialist faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy. Its main members include or have included Matteo Orfini, Stefano Fassina, Andrea Orlando, Maurizio Martina, Roberto Gualtieri, Francesco Verducci and Fausto Raciti.[1][2] The faction's leader, Orfini, has served as the PD's president since June 2014.
The group was originally formed in 2010, but became an effective faction only with the formation of the association named "Remake Italy" in 2011. Mostly former Democrats of the Left, young Dalemiani and anti-New Labour social-democrats, they opposed Mario Monti's government and the rise within the party of Matteo Renzi, a reformer and darling of the party's liberals.[1][3] The Young Turks were thus long-time supporters of Pier Luigi Bersani's leadership; Orfini and Fassina were members of his political secretariat, while Orlando was the party's spokesperson.[4][5] However, after the 2013 general election, in which 4.5% of party elects were affiliated to the faction,[6] and its aftermath, they were disappointed by Bersani and, motivated by a generational drive, started to approach Renzi.[7][8]
In February 2014 Renzi appointed appointed Orlando and Martina ministers in his government, respectively at Justice and Agricolture, while in June Orfini was elected party president on Renzi's proposal. The faction continued to exist under the leadership of Orfini, while Orlando, Martina and Fassina were less involved or distanced from it: Orlando focused on his high-profile government job, Martina was a founding member of Left is Change,[9] and Fassina left the party altogether.[10]
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- ^ "Bersani studia la squadra per convincere i 5 Stelle Ma il Pd si divide sul piano B". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Correnti PD: tutti i nomi e i numeri dei parlamentari democratici". Youtrend.it. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Renzi convince i Giovani turchi Al via la «Rifondazione democratica". Corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ alefulloni. "Renzi: «Voglio cambiare il Paese ma non da segretario di un Pd vecchio stile". Corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2015/06/19/news/pd_sinistra_e_cambiamento_cinque_proposte_per_riformare_il_paese-117226814/
- ^ http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2015/06/23/news/fassina_dice_addio_al_pd_non_ci_sono_le_condizioni_per_continuare_-117553037/