The Network (political party)

The Network
La Rete
LeaderLeoluca Orlando
Founded24 January 1991
21 March 1991[1]
Dissolved27 February 1999
Split fromChristian Democracy[2]
Merged intoThe Democrats[3]
IdeologyAnti-corruption
Political positionCentre-left[3][4]
National affiliationAlliance of Progressives (1993–95)
The Olive Tree (1995–99)
European Parliament groupGreen Group[5][6] (1994–99)

The Network (Italian: La Rete), whose complete name was Movement for Democracy – The Network (Movimento per la Democrazia – La Rete),[7] was a political party in Italy led by Leoluca Orlando.

  1. ^ Leoluca Orlando (2013). Fighting the Mafia & Renewing Sicilian Culture. Encounter Books. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-59403-401-5.
  2. ^ Luciano Bardi; Piero Ignazi (1998). "The Italian Party System: The Effective Magnitude of an Earthquake". In Piero Ignazi; Colette Ysmal (eds.). The Organization of Political Parties in Southern Europe. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-275-95612-7.
  3. ^ a b Liubomir K. Topaloff (2012). Political Parties and Euroscepticism. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-230-36176-8.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Philip Daniels (1999). Italy: Rupture or Regeneration. A&C Black. p. 78. ISBN 1-85567-328-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "European Union Basics (FAQ), Part3/8".
  6. ^ Elizabeth Bomberg (2005). Green Parties and Politics in the European Union. Routledge. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-134-85144-7.
  7. ^ Roberto D'Alimonte (2001). Mixed Electoral Rules, Partisan Realignment, and Party System Change in Italy. Oxford University Press. p. 347. ISBN 0-19-924079-5. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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