Benedetto Della Vedova
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Benedetto Della Vedova is an Italian
politician
, formerly the leader of Liberal Reformers
, a minor liberal
and libertarian
party, and currently member of The Liberal Part
, a liberal faction within the centre-right People of Freedom
party.
of Marco Pannella
, of whose list (the Pannella List
) he had been secretary. He was elected to the European Parliament
in 1999 and served as MEP until 2004, when he was the first of the non-elected.
From 2001 to 2003, he was president of the Italian Radicals
.
In 2003 he was the strongest challenger to Daniele Capezzone
for the leadership of the Italian Radicals
, on a platform based on free-market and the hidden proposal of joining Silvio Berlusconi
's House of Freedom's coalition.
In 2005 he launched the Liberal Reformers
(with Marco Taradash and Peppino Calderisi), after the Radicals
had decided to support Romano Prodi
and his centre-left coalition The Union
.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2006 general election
on the list of Forza Italia
, being the only member of the Liberal Reformers to take part in the newly-elected parliament.
He is the president of Libertiamo
.
Italian people
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politician
Politician
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, formerly the leader of Liberal Reformers
Liberal Reformers
Liberal Reformers was a minor libertarian political party in Italy led by Benedetto Della Vedova, a former President of the Italian Radicals.-History:...
, a minor liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
party, and currently member of The Liberal Part
The Liberal Part
The Liberal Part was a liberal and libertarian faction with The People of Freedom, a political party in Italy.It was composed basically of former Liberals and Radicals, and also of some former Republicans and Socialists...
, a liberal faction within the centre-right People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
party.
Biography
His political experience began in 1994 with the RadicalsItalian Radicals
Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was...
of Marco Pannella
Marco Pannella
Giacinto Pannella, better known as Marco Pannella is an Italian politician.He is the historic leader of the Italian Radicals...
, of whose list (the Pannella List
Pannella List
Pannella List was a strongly libertarian Radical electoral list active in the 1990s in Italy. Its long-standing leader and standard-bearer was Marco Pannella, who had been the historical leader of the Radical Party from 1963 to 1989....
) he had been secretary. He was elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in 1999 and served as MEP until 2004, when he was the first of the non-elected.
From 2001 to 2003, he was president of the Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was...
.
In 2003 he was the strongest challenger to Daniele Capezzone
Daniele Capezzone
Daniele Capezzone is a centre-right Italian politician.He currently is the spokesman for the People of Freedom.From July 14, 2001 to November 4, 2006, he was secretary of the Italian Radicals, a liberal, pro-market economy, libertarian movement associated with the Transnational Radical Party...
for the leadership of the Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was...
, on a platform based on free-market and the hidden proposal of joining Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's House of Freedom's coalition.
In 2005 he launched the Liberal Reformers
Liberal Reformers
Liberal Reformers was a minor libertarian political party in Italy led by Benedetto Della Vedova, a former President of the Italian Radicals.-History:...
(with Marco Taradash and Peppino Calderisi), after the Radicals
Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was...
had decided to support Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
and his centre-left coalition The Union
The Union (political coalition)
The Union was an centre-left coalition of political parties in Italy. It was led by Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy from April 2006 to April 2008, and former President of the European Commission.-Parties:...
.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2006 general election
Italian general election, 2006
In 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...
on the list of Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
, being the only member of the Liberal Reformers to take part in the newly-elected parliament.
He is the president of Libertiamo
Libertiamo
Libertiamo is a libertarian association within Future and Freedom , a political party in Italy.The group is the continuation of the Liberal Reformers , an associate party of Forza Italia, formed in 2007 by Benedetto Della Vedova, a former President of the Italian Radicals who disagreed with the...
.