Forza Europa (2017)
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Forza Europa
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| Leader | Benedetto Della Vedova |
| Founded | February 2017 |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Social liberalism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | with the Democratic Party |
| European affiliation | none |
| International affiliation | none |
| European Parliament group | none |
| Chamber of Deputies |
2 / 630
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| Senate |
1 / 315
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| European Parliament |
0 / 73
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| Website | |
| www.forzaeuropa.it | |
Forza Europa (translation: "Forward Europe", FE) is a liberal and pro-Europeanist political party in Italy.
Its leader is Benedetto Della Vedova, an economist and long-time politician, who has been member of the European Parliament for the Bonino List (1999–2004), candidate for President of Lombardy (2000), president of the Italian Radicals (2001–2003), founder and president of the Liberal Reformers (2005–2009), member of the Chamber of Deputies for Forza Italia (2006–2008), The People of Freedom (2008–2011) and Future and Freedom (2011–2013), member of the Senate for Future and Freedom (2013), Civic Choice (2013–2015) and in the Mixed Group (2015–present), and undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Renzi Cabinet (2014–2016) and Gentiloni Cabinet (2016–present).
FE was originally launched as a pro European Union campaign during a convention in Milan in February 2017. The event saw the participation of leading public figures, including Mario Monti, Francesco Rutelli, Emma Bonino (leader of the Italian Radicals, who had recently parted ways from the Transnational Radical Party), Carlo Scognamiglio (leader of The Liberals), as well as some members of the Civics and Innovators group in the Chamber of Deputies (Gianfranco Librandi, Andrea Mazziotti and Stefano Dambruoso). The campaign soon became a structured association, with an active role played by Carmelo Palma and Piercamillo Falasca, who had been part of Della Vedova's inner circle since the years as a Radical, and possibly the embryo of a new liberal party, in alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
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