Democrats in Network

Political faction in Italy

Democrats in Network (Democratici in Rete, DiR) were a social-democratic faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.

After the departure of Veltroni from party leadership in February 2009, Veltroniani talked about organizing their faction,[1][2] but finally there was a split between the staunch supporters of the new leader Dario Franceschini and those who soon started to criticize him. The latter, led by Goffredo Bettini and Michele Meta, who were mainly social democrats coming from the Italian Communist Party launched Democrats in Network.[3][4]

In the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election the faction supported Ignazio Marino, whose campaign was coordinated by Meta,[5] differently from Veltroni himself and most Veltroniani who supported Dario Franceschini.[6][7] Some time after the election, the faction was disbanded. By 2011 Meta and others joined Change Italy, a new association led by Marino, while Bettini launched Beyond the Parties and became very close to Nicola Zingaretti instead.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "E i "veltroniani" dispersi preparano un incontro segreto". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
2. ^ "Virgilio.it". Notizie.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
3. ^ "Franceschini non chiude alla ricandidatura". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
4. ^ "Democratici in rete - Stile democratico". Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
5. ^ "Marino, "campione" dei laici "Ma farò ancora il medico"". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
6. ^ "Bettini: Franceschini lo specchio della crisi". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-07-11.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. ^ "Camera dei Deputati". Rassegna.camera.it. Retrieved 2014-07-17.

## External links

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* Official website[permanent dead link]

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Factions of the Democratic Party (Italy)

Current factions|

* Christian democrats (The Populars) – Liberals and centrists (People's Energy
* Reformist Base
* Democratic Energy
* Liberal PD
* AreaDem–Franceschiniani) – Christian leftists (Social Christians) – Social democrats and socialists (Piazza Grande
* Fassiniani
* Side by Side
* Left Wing
* Socialists and Democrats
* Future! European Democrats
* Democracy Europe Society
* Dem Labourites
* LeftDem
* NetworkDem) – Greens (Democratic Ecologists) – Heterogeneous (Democratic Front)

Former factions|

* Christian democrats (Middle Italy
* Popular Italy
* Demitiani
* Mariniani
* Fourth Phase
* Teodem
* Lettiani–360 Association
* Democratic Space) – Liberals and centrists (Renziani–Back to the Future
* Always Forward
* Harambee
* Rutelliani–Free Democrats
* Liberal Left
* Democratic Movement–Veltroniani) – Christian leftists (Olivists
* Democrats Really) – Social democrats and socialists (Reformist Alliance
* Democrats, Laicists, Socialists
* To the Left
* Say Left
* Left for the Country
* United to the Left
* Reformists and Democrats
* Democracy and Socialism
* Democrats in Network
* Change Italy
* Simply Democrats
* Make the PD
* Freedom and Rights
* Reformist Area
* Bersaniani
* Dalemiani
* Democratic Socialists
* Remake Italy
* Left is Change)

Splits|

* Alliance for Italy (2009)
* Toward North (2010)
* European Republicans Movement (2010)
* Possible (2015)
* Future to the Left (2015)
* Democratic and Progressive Movement (2017)
* Action (2019)
* Italia Viva (2019)

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