Christian Reformists

Political faction in Italy

The Christian Reformists (Cristiano Riformisti, CR) are a Christian-democratic faction within New Centre-Right (NCD), a political party in Italy.

The group emerged as a faction within National Alliance (AN), a conservative party. Its founders included Antonio Mazzochi (ex-DC), Erder Mazzocchi (ex-DC) and Pietro Armani (ex-PRI). The main goal of CR was the admission of the party into the European People's Party (EPP).

In March 2009 the CR, along with the whole AN, joined The People of Freedom (PdL).

In September 2008 the Christian-Social European Union, a Christian-democratic association led by Gennaro Castiello (a former member of the Christian Democratic Refoundation[1]) which had joined the PdL in April 2008,[2] merged into the Christian Reformists, opening the way to a 40,000 members-strong "Catholic bloc".[3]

In 2012, while still being part of the PdL, the faction presented its own lists in a few municipalities in Central Italy, gaining a notable 10.5% in Ardea, Lazio.[4]

In November 2013 the CR left the PdL and joined NCD.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Consiglio nazionale di Rifondazione DC: "Una forte iniziativa democratica e popolare per uscire dalla crisi, politica, istituzionale e partitocratica"". 17 July 2007.
2. ^ "Napoli | POLITICA | Landolfi con l'Unione Europea Cristiano-Sociale". www.casertanews.it. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17.
3. ^ "Sito Ufficiale dei CRISTIANO RIFORMISTI - PDL: MAZZOCCHI, NASCE BLOCCO CATTOLICO DI 40.000 PERSONE =". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
4. ^ "Corriere.it - Amministrative 2012".
5. ^ "@CristianoRiform" on Twitter

## External links

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* Official website

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Factions of National Alliance (Italy)

* Main factions (2002 congress): Protagonist Right
* New Alliance
* Social Right
Active only before 2002 congress: Right and Freedom
* Plural Right
Active after 2006: New Italy
* D-Destra
* Christian Reformists

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Factions of The People of Freedom

Associated organisations|

* Social democrats (Reformism and Freedom
* We Reformers
* European Reformists
* Young Italy) – Christian democrats (Network Italy
* Christopher Columbus Foundation
* Christian Reformists) – liberal centrists (Liberamente
* Magna Carta) – liberals (Countercurrent
* Free Foundation
* Italian Liberal Right
* Libertiamo
* Freedom Army
* Promoters of Freedom
* Club of Freedom (2006)
* Club of Freedom (2009)
* Clubs of Good Government) – liberal conservatives (Generation Italy
* Protagonist Italy
* Foundation of Freedom
* Open Space) – national conservatives (Libertarian Right
* Our Right
* New Italy
* National Area)

Associated parties|

* Christian Democracy for Autonomies
* Christian Populars
* Liberal Populars
* New Italian Socialist Party
* Union of Democrats for Europe

Personal factions|

* Scajoliani
* Pisaniani
* Tremontiani
* Finiani
* Dellutriani

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Factions of New Centre-Right / Popular Alternative

* Christian democrats (Network Italy
* Liberal Populars–until 2015
* Christian Reformists
* Christian Populars) – liberal centrists (Magna Carta) – social democrats (Reformism and Freedom
* We Reformers)

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