Ora!

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Now!
Ora!
Secretary Michele Boldrin
President Alberto Forchielli
FoundedAssociation: 6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
Party: 4 July 2025;4 months ago (2025-07-04)
Headquarters
Membership (November 2025)15,000
Ideology Radical centrism [1]
Pragmatism [2]
Cat theory [3]
Political position Centre [4]
Colors  Yellow   Black
Slogan"Il Coraggio dell'Ovvio" [a] [5]
Website
ora-italia.it

Ora! (stylized ORA!, English: Now!), previously named Drin Drin (English: Ring Ring) movement, [6] is a centrist [4] political party in Italy. [7] [8]

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History

On 7 July 2024, entrepreneur Alberto Forchielli, during a co-hosted YouTube livestream called Drin Drin, discussed an article published in Il Sole 24 Ore reporting that between 2008 and 2022, 525,000 young Italians fled abroad in search of higher wages and better job opportunities. [9] When economist Michele Boldrin remarked on the lack of reaction among youngsters, Forchielli argued that a new party inspired by the ideas of Act to Stop the Decline (the party Boldrin co-founded in 2012) could be successful and offer new hope to young people in Italy. [10] Boldrin was skeptical but challenged their viewers to find 1,000 people willing to volunteer for a new party by sending them an email within 15 days. [11] [12] [13] The goal was reached overnight and fifteen days later, during a livestream, they announced that 9,100 people had sent an email. As a result, they decided to launch an association, provisionally called Drin Drin, as a political incubator for a new party, since both of them initially refused to become the leaders of the new party. On 6 September, the statute was filed, and on 15 September, the official website was launched, allowing people to register to the association. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Members can discuss their ideas in seventeen thematic groups on Discord, as each group is responsible for drafting multiple position papers that will define the manifesto of the future party. [18] Each commission emended the papers and the theses using GitHub. Media coverage of the launch followed in April 2025. [19] [20] [21] [22] On 18 May 2025, with about 13,000 members, over half of whom were under 40, [23] the deadline passed to register in order to have active and passive voting rights for the party's founding Congress, scheduled for 10–12 October 2025. [24] All registered members were eligible to run as delegates. [25] In July 2025, internal elections were held and 373 delegates were elected. [26] On 1 October 2025, it was officially announced that the name the newly founded political party will be changed in "Ora! Il Coraggio dell'Ovvio". [a] [5] [6] The delegates attended a political training school in Urbino and, at the founding Congress, elected the 100 members of the Assembly, Michele Boldrin as Secretary, and Alberto Forchielli as President. [22] [27] [28]

Congresses

CongressDuration
(start—end)		CandidatesElectedMembership
(with voting rights)		PlaceRef.
90%10%
Local districtsForeign districtsUniversal district
1st Congress10 October 2025
–
12 October 2025		513296393813,054 Abano Terme, Veneto [26]
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Leadership

From 6 September 2024 until 4 July 2025, Michele Boldrin and Alberto Forchielli served as co-president of the Drin Drin association.

Name
(born–died)		Term startTerm endDuration
Secretary
Michele Boldrin.jpg Michele Boldrin
(born 1956)		4 July
2025		Incumbent142 days
President
Alberto Forchielli (cropped).jpg Alberto Forchielli
(born 1955)		4 July
2025		Incumbent142 days

Timeline

Alberto ForchielliMichele BoldrinOra!

References

  1. ↑ Maggi, Alberto (28 April 2025). "Drin Drin, "intendiamo costruire un'entità politica di estremo centro"" [Drin Drin, "we intend to build an extreme centre political entity".] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "ORA! La nostra proposta" [NOW! Our political proposal] (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "Non importa il colore del gatto, basta che mangi il topo" [It doesn't matter the color of the cat, if it catches mice] (in Italian). 22 July 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 Oudrhiri, Zack (28 October 2025). "Drin Drin: Italy's Economic Exodus Forges the Ora! Party - Daily Euro Times". dailyeurotimes.com. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Il Coraggio dell'Ovvio - Dichiarazione programmatica per il Movimento Drin Drin" [The Courage to do what's Obvious - Programmatic declaration for the Ring Ring Movement](PDF). Movimento Drin Drin (in Italian). November 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 "È arrivata l'Ora!". YouTube (in Italian). Drin Drin. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Forchielli e Boldrin lanciano il movimento "Drin drin": "Sarà un partito in autunno"" [Forchielli and Boldrin launch ‘Drin drin’ movement: 'It will be a party in the fall']. la Repubblica (in Italian). 13 April 2025. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Redazione Bologna (11 April 2025). "'Drin Drin', nasce la nuova associazione politica" ['Drin Drin,' new political association born]. il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Casadei, Cristina; Tucci, Claudio (7 July 2024). "Allarme giovani, il 35% degli under 30 è pronto a lasciare l'Italia per avere salari più alti". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Barbera, Alessandra (10 March 2025). ""Drin Drin", nasce il movimento centrista di Alberto Forchielli" [“Drin Drin,” Alberto Forchielli's centrist movement is born]. La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Drin-Drin: Ottimista contro Pessimista!" (Video). YouTube (in Italian). Michele Boldrin. 7 July 2024. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Monticelli, Luca (31 January 2025). "Drin Drin, spunta un nuovo partitino al centro: "Ci cercano ma non faremo alleanze"" [Drin Drin, new party pops up at the center: “They're looking for us but we won't make alliances”]. La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Sebastiani, Luca (9 July 2024). "Boldrin e Forchielli lanciano una raccolta firme per il nuovo Fare per Fermare il Declino: "A settembre vediamo cosa fare"". Il Riformista (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Leo, Davide (5 November 2024). "Boldrin e Forchielli fanno sul serio". Pagella Politica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  15. ↑ Sebastiani, Luca (15 July 2024). "L'iniziativa di Boldrin e Forchielli: "Incubare un soggetto politico con pazienza, chi occupa il centro oggi ha fallito"". Il Riformista (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Drin Drin: scommessa vinta, persa o pareggiata?" (Video). YouTube (in Italian). Alberto Forchielli. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  17. ↑ Bettazzi, Marco (6 September 2024). "L'economista youtuber Alberto Forchielli fonda il Movimento Drin Drin: "Tra un anno saremo un partito né di destra né di sinistra: di sopra"" . la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Cozzetto, Andrea; Caon, Filippo (9 April 2025). "L'associazione Drin Drin: da sfida a proposta politica". stampagiovanile.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  19. ↑ Servillo, Nicola Maria. "Drin Drin, la sveglia dei centristi parte da Bologna: il nuovo movimento di Forchielli e Boldrin | VIDEO". BolognaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  20. ↑ Donigaglia, Luca (12 April 2025). ""In Italia stipendi intollerabili, mostruosi, dobbiamo fare come gli Usa": la sveglia di Forchielli parte da Bologna con 'Drin drin'". Agenzia Dire (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  21. ↑ Mazzanti, Massimiliano (12 April 2025). "Drin drin, il nuovo partito è appena nato e già cambia nome". www.bolognacronaca.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  22. 1 2 Rosano, Francesco (13 April 2025). "Il Movimento Drin Drin di Alberto Forchielli e Michele Boldrin: "Diventerà un partito, rilanciamo il centro estremo. Prodi voleva farci desistere"". Corriere di Bologna (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ad Abano Terme nasce "ORA!": il nuovo partito politico di centro guidato da innovazione, giovani e diritti civili". www.primapaginanews.it (in Italian). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Voto, Scuola, Flash-Mob, Congresso. E poi?" (Video). YouTube (in Italian). ORA!. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  25. ↑ Degliesposti, Cristina (31 May 2025). "Il movimento di Forchielli: "In 14mila con 'Drin Drin'. Al centro per innovare"" [Forchielli's movement: "In 14,000 with ‘Drin Drin’. At the center to innovate."]. Quotidiano.net (in Italian). Imola, Bologna. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Comunicazione risultati Congresso" (Video). YouTube (in Italian). ORA!. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  27. ↑ "È nato il partito politico "Ora!". E' il veneto Michele Boldrin il segretario". PadovaOggi (in Italian). 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Come nasce un partito di "estremo centro"". Pagella Politica (in Italian). 13 October 2025. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.


  1. 1 2 English: The Courage to do what's Obvious
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