Italian Liberal Group

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The Italian Liberal Group is an observer member of the Liberal International. [1]

It is composed by MPs and politicians of the Italian centre-left Democratic Party and is led by Valerio Zanone, former secretary of the Italian Liberal Party. [2] Most of the group members are also affiliated to Liberal PD, a liberal faction within the Democratic Party.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Italian Liberal Group - Italy - Observer Members - Members - Liberalism". Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  2. Benvenuto nella Home Page della Federazione dei Liberali - Speciale Referendum Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine