2017_Italian_Left_leadership_election

2017 Italian Left leadership election

2017 Italian Left leadership election

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The 2017 Italian Left leadership election was a congressional primary election held on 17,18 and 19 February 2017.[1]

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The Italian Left is a left-wing party of Italy.[2] It was launched in November 2015 as a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies, mainly including Left Ecology Freedom, dissidents from the Democratic Party (see Future to the Left) and splinters from the Five Star Movement.[3] In February 2017 it was officially born as a party.

Candidates

The two main candidates were Nicola Fratoianni and Arturo Scotto. Fratoianni was a member of the Communist Refoundation Party and then of Nichi Vendola's Left Ecology Freedom, of which he became Coordinator. He is considered the leader of the left-wing faction, which opposes an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party. Fratoianni's aim is to create a left-wing to far-left party inspired by the Greek Syriza of Alexis Tsipras and the Spanish Podemos of Pablo Iglesias Turrión.[4][5]

Arturo Scotto was a member of the social-democratic Democrats of the Left (predecessor of the centre-left Democratic Party) and then of Left Ecology Freedom. He is considered the leader of the right-wing faction, who supports an alliance with the Democratic Party and the creation of a centre-left coalition.[6] Scotto always denied an alliance with the Democrats if their leader will remain the former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who is considered too centrist and liberal.[7]

On 2 February 2017, Scotto announced the withdrawal of his candidature due to the primary rules, which prevented the popular vote.[8] After a few days Scotto left the party, along with 18 deputies.[9]

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    Congresso Nazionale Fondativo di Sinistra Italiana dal 17 al 19 febbraio 2017
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    Finisce Sel di Nichi Vendola, la difficile nascita di Sinistra Italiana
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    Una nuova sinistra, non una "cosa rossa"
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    Fratoianni: per Podemos successo importantissimo. La Spagna cambia. Un ennesimo segnale contro l’austerità
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    A Rimini anche l’altra sinistra, Scotto sfida Fratoianni
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    Sinistra italiana, corsa a due per la segreteria: Scotto sfida Fratoianni
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    Scotto: «No a Renzi, ma non siamo la bad company di Grillo»
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    Sinistra Italiana, Scotto ritira la candidatura: "Clima avvelenato qualcuno chieda scusa". La replica: "Strumentale"
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    Arturo Scotto lascia Sinistra italiana e pensa ai gruppi parlamentari di Giuliano Pisapia
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    La buona politica, a sinistra. Apriamo una nuova stagione
  11. [11]
    Fratoianni: 'Sinistra sia autonoma, non un satellite di altri. A elezioni proposta larga'
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    Perché ho deciso di candidarmi alla segreteria di Sinistra Italiana
  13. [13]
    Sarà Arturo Scotto il candidato dell’ala dei ’dialoganti’
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