Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria,since 17 July 2000. In addition,he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the Secretary-General of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. His father,Hafez al-Assad,was the president of Syria before him,serving from 1971 to 2000.
Italy of Values is a populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party was founded in 1998 by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro,who entered politics in 1996 and finally left the party in 2014. IdV has aimed at gathering and giving voice to different sectors of the Italian society. From the beginning of its existence one of its major issues has been the so-called "moral issue". In the early 2010s,IdV was eclipsed by the new-born Five Star Movement,founded by comedian Beppe Grillo,which used the same populist and anti-corruption rhetoric.
The Movement for the Autonomies,currently known as Movement for New Autonomy,is a regionalist,Christian-democratic political party in Italy,based in Sicily. The MpA,whose founder and leader is Raffaele Lombardo,demands economic development,greater autonomy and legislative powers for Sicily and the other regions of southern Italy.
The People of Freedom was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL,launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007,was initially a federation of political parties,notably including Forza Italia and National Alliance,which participated as a joint election list in the 2008 general election. The federation was later transformed into a party during a party congress on 27–29 March 2009. The party's leading members included Angelino Alfano,Renato Schifani,Renato Brunetta,Roberto Formigoni,Maurizio Sacconi,Maurizio Gasparri,Mariastella Gelmini,Antonio Martino,Giancarlo Galan,Maurizio Lupi,Gaetano Quagliariello,Daniela Santanchè,Sandro Bondi,and Raffaele Fitto.
The political career of Silvio Berlusconi began in 1994,when Berlusconi entered politics for the first time serving intermittent terms as Prime Minister of Italy from 1994 to 1995,2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011,his career was racked with controversies and trials;amongst these was his failure to honour his promise to sell his personal assets in Mediaset,the largest television broadcaster network in Italy,in order to dispel any perceived conflicts of interest.
We the South,whose complete name is Freedom and Autonomy - We the South,is a regionalist political party in Italy based in the Campania but seeking to represent the whole South.
The Union of Democrats for Europe,also known as UDEUR Populars,was a minor centrist,Christian-democratic political party in Italy.
Giorgia Meloni is an Italian journalist and politician. She has been the leader of the national-conservative party Brothers of Italy since 2014 and the president of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party since 2020. She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy since 2006. She served as Minister of Youth in Silvio Berlusconi's fourth government (2008-2011) and was president of Young Action first and then of Young Italy,the youth sections of National Alliance and People of Freedom respectively.
Forza Italia is a centre-right political party in Italy,whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism,Christian democracy,and liberalism. FI is a member of the European People's Party. Silvio Berlusconi is the party's leader and president,while Antonio Tajani functions as vice president and national coordinator. Other leading members include Elisabetta Casellati,as well as ministers Renato Brunetta,Mara Carfagna,and Mariastella Gelmini.
New Centre-Right was a centre-right political party in Italy.
The Liberal Popular Alliance,whose full name was Liberal Popular Alliance –Autonomies,was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy. ALA members were known as Verdiniani,from the name of their leader Denis Verdini,who was formerly a long-time member and national coordinator of three successive centre-right parties led by Silvio Berlusconi until July 2015,when he broke with Berlusconi in order to support the government led by Matteo Renzi,leader of the centre-left Democratic Party.
Direction Italy was a liberal-conservative political party in Italy.
The Sicilian National Movement is a separatist coalition of parties active in Sicily.
Popular Alternative is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy that was founded on 18 March 2017 after the dissolution of New Centre-Right (NCD),one of the two parties that emerged at the break-up of The People of Freedom.
Progressive Area is a democratic-socialist political party in Italy.
Mun Jong-nam was a North Korean diplomat and official,who served as North Korea’s Ambassador to Syria. He also served abroad in Thailand and Italy.
Cambiamo! is a centre-right political party in Italy,launched in August 2019. Its leader is Giovanni Toti,President of Liguria region and former notable member of Forza Italia.
North Korea–Syria relations have been very strong and close since the 1960s,when North Korea provided military assistance to Syria in its wars with Israel. They maintain embassies in the other country's respective capitals.
The 2022 Italian presidential election was held in Rome between 24 and 29 January 2022. The president of Italy was elected by a joint assembly composed of the Italian Parliament and regional representatives. The election process extended over multiple days,culminating in incumbent president Sergio Mattarella being confirmed for a second term,with a total of 759 votes on the eighth ballot. This was the second most votes ever received by a presidential candidate. Mattarella became the second president to be re-elected,his predecessor Giorgio Napolitano being the first.
Antonio Guidi is an Italian physician and politician from Forza Italia. He was appointed as the first minister of family when the body was established. He was in office from May 1994 to January 1995.
