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Great South Grande Sud | |
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| Abbreviation | GS |
| Leader | Gianfranco Micciché |
| Founded | 5 September 2011 |
| Dissolved | 23 November 2013 |
| Preceded by | Force of the South |
| Merged into | Forza Italia [1] |
| Ideology | Regionalism [2] Christian democracy [2] Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Orange |
| Website | |
| www.grandesud.it (inactive) | |
Great South (Italian : Grande Sud) was a centre-right regionalist political party in Italy.
In January 2012 GS formed a sub-group in the Mixed Group of the Chamber of Deputies, including the seven FdS deputies (Giuseppe Fallica, Ugo Grimaldi, Maurizio Iapicca, Gianfranco Micciché, Antonino Minardo, Francesco Stagno D'Alcontres and Giacomo Terranova) and two new entries (Aurelio Misiti, from Italy of Values, who was appointed chairman, and Gerardo Soglia, from the PdL), but not the three deputies of NS. In March 2012 the party was joined by Giancarlo Pittelli. [3] [4] [5]
In the 2012 Sicilian regional election Micciché ran for president, as part of a "Sicilianist" coalition including also the Party of the Sicilians, the Sicilian People's Movement and the local wing of Future and Freedom. [6] Micciché won 15.4% of the vote and GS obtained a mere 6.0%, returning five regional deputies. [7]
In the 2013 general election, Great South was part of the centre-right coalition and obtained the 0.43% of the vote for the Chamber and the 0.39% of the vote for the Senate, electing a senator in Calabria and two senators in the PdL's list in Sicily.
In 2013 Great South joined the new Forza Italia [1] and became virtually inactive as an independent party.
Great South was initially composed of the following parties: [8] [9]
| Party | Main ideology | Leader | Home region | |
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| Force of the South | Liberal conservatism | Gianfranco Micciché | Sicily | |
| I the South | National conservatism | Adriana Poli Bortone | Apulia | |
| We the South | Christian democracy | Arturo Iannaccone | Campania | |
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