Independence (Italian political party)

Political party in Italy

Independence

Indipendenza

Secretary| Gianni Alemanno
President| Massimo Arlechino
Founded| 26 November 2023; 19 months ago (2023-11-26)
Split from| Brothers of Italy
Ideology| Ultraconservatism
Euroscepticism
Souverainism
Right-wing populism
Political position| Far-right
Colors|   Blue
Chamber of Deputies|

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Senate|

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European Parliament|

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Website
movimentoindipendenza.it

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Independence (Italian: Indipendenza) is a political party in Italy founded on 26 November 2023.

## History

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After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gianni Alemanno, former mayor of Rome, spoke out for a stop to sending arms to Ukraine and for negotiations with Russia, accusing NATO of provoking Russia during the past years.[1] On 27 May 2022, he was among the organisers of the conference 'Stop the war' (Italian: Fermare la Guerra). In August 2022, he refused to stand as a candidate in Brothers of Italy, his former party, accusing centre-right leaders of having different positions from his on the Ukrainian conflict.[2] In September he was appointed spokesman for the 'Stop the War' committee, born out of the conference organised months earlier and in which some former National Alliance parliamentarians such as Marcello Taglialatela, Francesco Biava and Marco Martinelli were active, in which Alemanno criticised the sanctions against Russia, describing them as counterproductive for the Italian economy.[3][4][5] In the summer of 2023, he supported the 'Committee Reject the War' (Italian: Ripudia la Guerra) and the Committee 'Future Generations' for two petitions for a referendum on stopping the sending of arms to Ukraine, failing to collect 500,000 signatures.[6][7][8] On 29 and 30 July he launched the Forum for Italian Independence in Orvieto, where he criticised Giorgia Meloni and Brothers of Italy.[9]

On 25 and 26 November Alemanno launched Independence, unveiling the party logo and declaring his intention to participate in the next European elections. Present at the party's founding assembly were Cateno De Luca, leader of South calls North, and Marco Rizzo, leader of Sovereign Popular Democracy, with whom Alemanno said they both shared common ideas. Alemanno criticised the Meloni government as the most Atlanticist in the history of the Italian Republic, claiming his movement to be close to ultraconservatism. Independence was joined by former CasaPound leader Simone Di Stefano, Massimo Arlechino, Fabio Granata, Marcello Taglialatela, and Nicola Colosimo, spokesman for 'Magnitudo'.[10][11][12]

## Leadership

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* Secretary: Gianni Alemanno (2023–present)
* First Deputy Secretary: Marcello Taglialatela (2023–present)
* Deputy Secretary: Nicola Colosimo (2023–present), Felice Costini (2023–present), Simone Di Stefano (2023–2024), Luigia Passaro (2023–present)
* President: Massimo Arlechino (2023–present)

## References

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1. ^ "L'Aria che Tira, Gianni Alemanno vuole la pace a tutti i costi e punge Volodymyr Zelensky: "Deve fare uno sforzo"". www.iltempo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
2. ^ "Elezioni, Gianni Alemanno fa chiarezza: "Nessuna candidatura con il centrodestra. Stop alle armi"". www.iltempo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
3. ^ Radicale, Radio (5 September 2022). ""Fermare la guerra". Presentazione del manifesto per salvare l'economia italiana e tornare protagonisti in Europa". Radio Radicale (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
4. ^ ""No alla guerra per salvare l'Italia": Alemanno riaccende la Destra Sociale". Affaritaliani.it (in Italian). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
5. ^ "Milano, estrema destra in piazza contro guerra in Ucraina e sanzioni alla Russia". Il Giorno (in Italian). 4 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
6. ^ "Ucraina, l'altra destra raccoglie firme per un referendum contro l'invio di armi". La Stampa (in Italian). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
7. ^ "Referendum 'Ripudia la guerra': "Non abbiamo 500mila firme"". Adnkronos. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
8. ^ "Il referendum contro l'invio di armi all'Ucraina è a rischio inammissibilità o inutile - Valigia Blu" (in Italian). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
9. ^ "Alemanno lancia 'Orvieto23' ma avverte: "Prima di un partito ci vogliono idee politiche diverse"". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
10. ^ "Alemanno e Rizzo insieme per «Indipendenza!» (con la bandiera palestinese al collo): «Hanno paura di noi»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
11. ^ "Nasce a Roma "Indipendenza". Il partito di Alemanno tra cattolici, difesa della vita e sociale". La Stampa (in Italian). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
12. ^ Agrpress, Redazione (26 November 2023). "Alemanno lancia Indipendenza Italiana: Un nuovo partito dalle radici storiche e un'occhiata al futuro". Agrpress (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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