The Sardinian Action Party is a Sardinian nationalist,regionalist and separatist political party in Sardinia. While being traditionally part of the Sardinian centre-left,the party has also sided with the centre-right coalition and,more recently,with the League.
Lega Toscana,whose complete name is Lega Toscana per Salvini Premier,is a regionalist political party active in Tuscany. 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 Tuscany since 2020.
Primary elections were first introduced in Italy by Lega Nord in 1995,but were seldom used until before the 2005 regional elections.
The Movement for Autonomy is a regionalist and Christian-democratic political party in Italy,based in Sicily. The MpA,whose founder and leader is Raffaele Lombardo,advocates for greater economic development,autonomy and legislative powers for Sicily and the other regions of southern Italy.
Independence Republic of Sardinia is a regionalist,Sardinian nationalist,left-wing nationalist,social-democratic and non-violent separatist political party in Sardinia. The party,whose long-time leader has been Gavino Sale,supports the establishment of a "Republic of Sardinia" and its independence from Italy.
Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa is an Italian politician who is serving as president of the Senate of the Republic since 13 October 2022. He is the first politician with a neo-fascist background to hold the position of President of the Senate,the second highest-ranking office of the Italian Republic.
Mariastella Gelmini is an Italian politician and attorney. She served as Italian Minister of Education in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet until 16 November 2011. She served as minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Draghi Cabinet from 2021 to 2022.
Left Ecology Freedom was a democratic socialist political party in Italy whose bulk was formed by former members of the Communist Refoundation Party.
The Five Star Movement is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte,Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo,a political activist and comedian,and Gianroberto Casaleggio,a web strategist. The party is primarily described as populist,of the syncretic kind,due to its members' insistence that it has no place in the left–right political spectrum. The party is a proponent of green politics,progressivism and direct democracy.
Alliance for Italy was a centrist political party in Italy.
Forza Italia is a centre-right political party in Italy,whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism,Christian democracy,liberalism and populism. FI is a member of the European People's Party. Silvio Berlusconi was the party's leader and president until his death in 2023. The party has since been led by Antonio Tajani,who had been vice president and coordinatior and now functions as secretary. Other leading members include Elisabetta Casellati.
Act! was a centre-right liberal political party in Italy,based in Veneto.
Vincenzo De Luca is an Italian politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has been serving as president of Campania since 18 June 2015. De Luca also served as mayor of Salerno for more than 17 years,becoming one of the longest serving mayors in Italy.
Emilio Del Bono is an Italian politician from the Democratic Party and former mayor of Brescia.
Paolo Corsini is an Italian politician and university professor,former Mayor of Brescia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2008.
Adriano Paroli is an Italian politician and lawyer,former Mayor of Brescia from 2008 to 2013.
The 2019 Umbrian regional election took place on 27 October 2019. The election was for all 20 members of the Legislative Assembly of Umbria,as well as for the President of the Region,who is also a member of the Assembly.
South calls North is a regionalist and populist political party in Italy,based in Sicily and led by former mayor of Messina Cateno De Luca.
The 2023 Democratic Party leadership election was a primary election that was held in Italy in February 2023 to elect the National Assembly and secretary of the Italian Democratic Party (PD). It consisted of a closed primary election among party members held from 9 to 19 February,and an open primary election held on 26 February.
