European Reformists
Encyclopedia
European Reformists is a social-democratic
faction within The People of Freedom
, a political party in Italy.
The faction aims to "promote the culture of liberal and socialist reformism in the context of a Europe aware of its role in the new international scenarios" and is composed mainly of former members of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
(Carlo Vizzini
, president) and the Italian Socialist Party
(Anna Bonfrisco, Giampiero Cantoni and others). The group can be considered the continuation of the Circles of Reformist Initiative, the faction Vizzini headed within Forza Italia
.
In November 2011 Vizzini abruptly left the PdL in order to join the Italian Socialist Party (new). While leaving the party, Vizzini declared to Corriere della Sera
: "It seems to me that the PdL is set to become the Italian section of the European People's Party
. I come from another tradition: I have been secretary of the PSDI
and I was one of the founders of the Party of European Socialists
. When I joined Forza Italia there were Liberals
, Socialists
, Radicals. Now everything has changed."
After Vizzini's exit from the PdL, the future of the faction is unclear.
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
faction within The 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....
, a political party in Italy.
The faction aims to "promote the culture of liberal and socialist reformism in the context of a Europe aware of its role in the new international scenarios" and is composed mainly of former members of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Italian Democratic Socialist Party
The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian...
(Carlo Vizzini
Carlo Vizzini
-Political life:Vizzini was Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party from 1992 to 1993, Minister of Mails, and Minister for Cultural Assets and Activities , and was a member of the Italian Senate from Sicily for Forza Italia and latterly The People of Freedom...
, president) and the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
(Anna Bonfrisco, Giampiero Cantoni and others). The group can be considered the continuation of the Circles of Reformist Initiative, the faction Vizzini headed within 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....
.
In November 2011 Vizzini abruptly left the PdL in order to join the Italian Socialist Party (new). While leaving the party, Vizzini declared to Corriere della Sera
Corriere della Sera
The Corriere della Sera is an Italian daily newspaper, published in Milan.It is among the oldest and most reputable Italian newspapers. Its main rivals are Rome's La Repubblica and Turin's La Stampa.- History :...
: "It seems to me that the PdL is set to become the Italian section of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
. I come from another tradition: I have been secretary of the PSDI
Italian Democratic Socialist Party
The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian...
and I was one of the founders of the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
. When I joined Forza Italia there were Liberals
Italian Liberal Party
The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution...
, Socialists
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
, Radicals. Now everything has changed."
After Vizzini's exit from the PdL, the future of the faction is unclear.