Movement for Democracy – The Net

Movement for Democracy – The Net (Movimento per la Democrazia – La Rete) was an Italian political party led by Leoluca Orlando. Formed by Orlando on 24 January 1991 whilst mayor of Palermo the group sought to reinvigorate the moral traditions of Italian democracy and also took a strong anti-Mafia stance. Initially attached to Christian Democracy, it quickly broke with this part due to its relations to the Mafia. The party succeeded in gaining elected office in Sicily, including holding on to the mayorship of Palermo in 1993. It participated in the Alliance for Progress (which included the Democratic Alliance, the Federation of the Greens, the Communist Refoundation Party, the Democratic Party of the Left, the Italian Socialist Party and the Social Christians) that unsuccessfully contested the 1994 general election against the House of Freedoms coalition of Silvio Berlusconi. The party changed its name to The Net for the Democratic Party (La Rete per il Partito Democratico) in 1996 before being absorbed by The Democrats of Romano Prodi in 1999. Well-known former members of La Rete include Claudio Fava.

External links

• Biography of Leoluca Orlando

 

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Communist: Communist Party of Italy, Italian Communist Party, Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary Party of Italy, Union of Italian Communists (Marxist-Leninist), Proletarian Democracy, Proletarian Unity Party, Organisation of Communists of Italy (Marxist-Leninists), Movement of Unitarian Communists, Popular Democracy (United Left) Socialist and social-democratic: Italian Socialist Party, Italian Reform Socialist Party, United Socialist Party (1922), Labour Democratic Party, Italian Socialist Workers' Party, United Socialist Party (1949), Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Unified Socialist Party, Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity, Democratic Party of the Left, Movement for Democracy – The Net, Italian Socialists, Socialist League, Reform Socialist Party, Socialist Party, Socialist Unity, Democrats of the Left, Reformist Alliance Green: Rainbow Greens, Green Lists Social liberal: Action Party, Radical Party, Democratic Alliance, Democratic Union, The Democrats, Democracy is Freedom – Daisy, European Republicans Movement Liberal: Italian Liberal Party, Uomo Qualunque Front, Union of the Centre, Liberal Party, Democratic Republicans Centrist: Patto Segni, Italian Renewal, Middle-of-the-Road Italy, Southern Democratic Party, United Consumers Regionalist: Social Democratic Party of South Tyrol, Fronte Marco Polo, Sicilian Alliance, Sardinia Project Christian democratic: Italian People's Party (1919), Christian Democracy, Italian People's Party (1994), Christian Democratic Centre, United Christian Democrats, Christian Democrats for the Republic, Democratic Union for the Republic, European Democracy Conservative: Monarchist National Party, People's Monarchist Party, Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity, National Democracy Fascist and neo-fascist: National Fascist Party, Italian Social Movement–National Right, National Vanguard, National Front Leftist coalition: Popular Democratic Front, Proletarian Democracy, Alliance of Progressives, The Sunflower, Socialists United for Europe, Together with the Union, Federation of the Olive Tree Liberal coalition: National Democratic Union, National Bloc Centrist coalition: Pact for Italy, Pact of Democrats, Pact for the Autonomies Christian democratic coalition: Whiteflower, Christian Democratic Federation Centre-right coalition: Pole of Freedoms, Pole of Good Government Conservative coalition: National Bloc of Freedom Neo-fascist coalition: Social Alternative Liste civetta: For the Abolition of Scorporo, New Country