Democracy is Freedom –The Daisy,commonly known simply as The Daisy,was a centrist political party in Italy. The party was formed from the merger of three parties within the centre-left coalition:the Italian People's Party,The Democrats and Italian Renewal. The party president and leader was Francesco Rutelli,former mayor of Rome and prime ministerial candidate during the 2001 general election for The Olive Tree coalition,within which The Daisy electoral list won 14.5% of the national vote.
National-level elections in Italy are called periodically to form a parliament consisting of two houses:the Chamber of Deputies with 400 members;and the Senate of the Republic with 200 elected members,plus a few appointed senators for life. Italy is a parliamentary republic:the President of the Republic is elected for a seven-year term by the two houses of Parliament in joint session,together with special electors appointed by the Regional Councils.
Lega Piemonte,whose complete name is Lega Piemonte per Salvini Premier,is a regionalist political party active in Piedmont. Established in 1987,it was one of the founding "national" sections of Lega Nord (LN) in 1991 and has been the regional section of Lega per Salvini Premier (LSP) in Piedmont since 2020.
Toward North is a liberal and federalist political association based in Veneto,Italy.
The 2013 Italian general election was held on 24 and 25 February 2013 to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate of the Republic for the 17th Italian Parliament. The centre-left alliance Italy Common Good,led by the Democratic Party (PD),obtained a clear majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies thanks to a majority bonus that effectively trebled the number of seats assigned to the winning force and narrowly defeated the centre-right alliance of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the popular vote. Close behind,the new anti-establishment Five Star Movement of comedian Beppe Grillo became the third force,well ahead of the centrist coalition of outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti. In the Senate,no political group or party won an outright majority,resulting in a hung parliament.
Civic Choice was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy founded by Mario Monti. The party was formed in the run-up of the 2013 general election to support the outgoing Prime Minister Monti and continue his political agenda. In the election SC was part of a centrist coalition named With Monti for Italy,along with Union of the Centre of Pier Ferdinando Casini and Future and Freedom of Gianfranco Fini.
The 2019 Italian by-elections were the elections called to fill seats of the Parliament that had become vacant after the 2018 general elections.
Marco Cavicchioli is an Italian politician.
Luca Vecchi is an Italian politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he was elected Mayor of Reggio Emilia on 25 May 2014 and took office on 5 June. He has been re-elected for a second term in 2019.
Gianluca Galimberti is an Italian professor and politician.
Matteo Ricci is an Italian politician.
Vittorio Barazzotto is an Italian politician.
Donato Gentile is an Italian politician.
Claudio Corradino is an Italian politician.
Gian Luca Zattini is an Italian politician.
Leopoldo Di Girolamo is an Italian politician.
Luigi Di Bartolomeo was an Italian politician. He was a member of Christian Democracy,before joining the centre-right party The People of Freedom in 2009 and then Forza Italia in 2013.
Salvatore Adduce is an Italian politician.
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin is an Italian politician who is the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security of the Meloni government since 22 October 2022.
