Alternativa Sociale (
Social Alternative) was a
coalitionA coalition is an alliance among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in his own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...
of
neo-fascistNeo-fascism is a post-World War II ideology that includes significant elements of fascism. The term neo-fascist may apply to groups that express a specific admiration for Benito Mussolini and Italian fascism or any other fascist leader/state...
political parties in Italy.
The coalition grew from
Social ActionSocial Action , previously known as Freedom of Action , is a national-conservative political party in Italy, founded and led by maverick politician Alessandra Mussolini, who is the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini.Mussolini, who has been a member of the National Alliance since its foundation,...
, which was founded by
Benito Mussolini'sBenito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini,
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granddaughter
Alessandra MussoliniAlessandra Mussolini is a neofascist Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and previously an actress and model...
after she left the
National AllianceNational Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
due to their attempts to move away from their fascist past.
Mussolini united her group with the
National Social FrontThe National Social Front is an Italian far right political party. The group began as a breakaway faction from the Fiamma Tricolore in 1997, although the current name was not decided upon until 2001...
and New Force for the
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, gaining one seat in the
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. The group was committed to a strong Italian nationalism that celebrates and glorifies its past, and has been particularly critical of
Gianfranco FiniGianfranco Fini is an Italian politician, currently President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and member of the centre-right party People of Freedom. He was also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Berlusconi’s government of 2001 to 2006.- Family origins :His grandfather, a...
's modernisation of the right.
For the
2005 regional electionsThe Italian regional elections of 3–4 April 2005 were a major victory for the centre-left The Union coalition, led by Romano Prodi. The centre-right coalition, governing in the national government, was defeated in all the regions it held, except for its strongholds in Lombardy and Veneto, whose...
, also the Tricolour Flame (
Fiamma Tricolore) joined the alliance, only to leave it some months later.
In the
2006 Italian general electionsIn the Italian general election, 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 the incumbent prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the center-right House of Freedoms, was narrowly defeated by Romano Prodi, leader of the center-left The...
the coalition was a member of the defeated
House of FreedomsCasa delle Libertà , was a major Italian right-wing political alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi...
and won no seats. The alliance was disbanded in late 2006 and replace by a new pact between Social Action, New Force, the
Social Idea MovementSocial Idea Movement is an Italian neo-fascist political party.It was founded in 2004 by a split of the Tricolour Flame party...
and the National Volunteers.
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