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Network Italy (Rete Italia) is a Christian-democratic association connected to Popular Alternative (AP), a political party in Italy, and earlier to The People of Freedom. Most of its members, including its long-time leader Roberto Formigoni,[1][2] are members of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation (CL).

History

The political involvement of large chunks of CL dates back to the Seventies. In 1975 Formigoni organised the

D'Alema I Cabinet (through the Democratic Union for the Republic, UDR), Formigoni and his followers (known as Formigoniani) formed the Christian Democrats for Freedom (CDL). When Buttiglione re-established the CDU and re-positioned it in the centre-right, joining the House of Freedoms coalition in 2000, Formigoni, his Formigoniani and many regional councillors from northern regions
had already joined FI.

In 2006 Network Italy was organized as an association within Forza Italia. Leading members of the faction, whose powerbase was in

Giancarlo Abelli, Adriano Paroli, Maurizio Bernardo, Mario Malossini, Raffaello Vignali, Aldo Brandirali and Mario Sala.[citation needed
]

In 2009 the association, along with Forza Italia, joined The People of Freedom (PdL) party.

In November 2010, during a convention in

New Italy were reinforced too.[4][5]

In December 2012 Mauro, who had been the FI/PdL leader in the European Parliament since 1999, broke with the PdL and joined Civic Choice (SC).[6][7]

In November 2013, upon the transformation of the PdL into a new Forza Italia, the entire faction joined Alfano's New Centre-Right (NCD).[8][9]

In March 2017 the NCD was dissolved into Popular Alternative (AP).[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Cosa è Rete Italia". www.lareteitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  2. ^ ""Si voti o a milioni in marcia su Roma" Corriere della Sera". Corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  3. ^ "Il Guardasigilli con Formigoni: ora costruiamo il Ppe italiano". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  4. ^ ""Operazione mondo cattolico" Formigoni: serve una scossa Questi mesi ci hanno fatto male". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  5. ^ "Primarie nel Pdl, strappo di Formigoni". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  6. ^ "LISTA MONTI/ Mario Mauro: il Pdl abbandoni la Lega e si allei con noi". Ilsussidiario.net. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  7. ^ Mario Mauro. "LISTA MONTI/ Mario Mauro: le ragioni della mia scelta". Ilsussidiario.net. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  8. ^ L'Huffington Post (2013-11-17). "Nuovo centrodestra, Angelino Alfano ha la sua rete: Da Ruini a Cl, dal Ppe al Quirinale, fino alla finanza". Huffingtonpost.it. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  9. ^ "Il clan politico di Cl si attovaglia per spartirsi la torta dell'Expo". Menti Informatiche. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
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