Direction Italy
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Direction Italy
Direzione Italia |
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| President | Raffaele Fitto |
| Founded | 28 January 2017 |
| Preceded by | Conservatives and Reformists |
| Headquarters | Via Torre dell'Astrologo 44, Manfredonia |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Soft euroscepticism Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe |
| Chamber of Deputies |
11 / 630
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| Senate |
7 / 315
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| European Parliament |
2 / 73
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| Website | |
| www.direzione-italia.it | |
Direction Italy (Italian: Direzione Italia, DI) is a liberal-conservative political party in Italy, led by Raffaele Fitto.
The party was formed in January 2017 during a convention, which saw the participation of several parties, including Fitto's Conservatives and Reformists (CR) – formed mainly by splinters from Forza Italia (FI), of which they formed the "Rebuilders" faction, in 2015 – , the Italian Liberal Party (PLI), the Friuli-Venezia Giulia-based Responsible Autonomy (AR), the Sardinian Reformers (RS) and Together for Molise (IpM). The aforementioned parties might retain some or all of their autonomy.
In May the seven senators of DI joined the Great Autonomies and Freedom (GAL) group, composed primarily of minor centre-right parties, while the CR sub-group in the Chamber maintained its name for some time.
In the 2017 local elections the party increased the CR's vote in Apulia (Fitto's heartland), but failed to make inroads outside the region (1.1% in Padua, 1.2% in Alessandria, 2.2% in Rieti, etc.). The party's Apulian most notable results were in Canosa di Puglia (20.2%),Lecce (17.5%),Casarano (13.5%), and Martina Franca (11.6%).
In June Fitto was unanimously re-elected president at the party's first national congress. In Parliament the party suffered the loss of Rocco Palese, floor leader in the Chamber and long-time ally of Fitto, who switched back to FI, but benefited from the entry of two splinters from the Civics and Innovators (CI), Salvatore Matarrese (a former president of Civic Choice, SC) and Pierpaolo Vargiu (a member of the RS, elected in 2013 with SC). The party's sub-group within the Chamber's Mixed Group was contextually renamed "Direction Italy" and Cosimo Latronico was selected as new sub-group leader. In July another deputy, Maurizio Bianconi, left the party.
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