Forza Italia (2013)

For the defunct political party active between 1994 and 2009, see Forza Italia.

Forza Italia
AbbreviationFI
SecretaryAntonio Tajani
FounderSilvio Berlusconi
Founded16 November 2013; 10 years ago (2013-11-16)
Preceded byThe People of Freedom
HeadquartersPiazza San Lorenzo in Lucina 4, Rome
NewspaperIl Mattinale
Student wingStudenti per le Libertà
Youth wingForza Italia Giovani
Women's wingAzzurro Donna
Membership (2024)110,000[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationCentre-right coalition
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union
Colours  Azure
Chamber of Deputies
48 / 400
Senate
20 / 200
European Parliament
8 / 76
Regional Councils
82 / 896
Conference of Regions
5 / 21
Website
www.forzaitalia.it Edit this at Wikidata

Forza Italia[nb 1] (FI; lit. 'Forward Italy' or 'Come on Italy' or 'Let's Go Italy')[2][3][4][5] is a centre-right[6][7] political party in Italy, whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism,[8][9][10] Christian democracy,[8][11] liberalism[12][13] and populism.[14][15][16] FI is a member of the European People's Party. Silvio Berlusconi (former Prime Minister of Italy, 1994–1995, 2001–2006, and 2008–2011) was the party's leader and president until his death in 2023. The party has since been led by Antonio Tajani (former President of the European Parliament, 2017–2019), who had been vice president and coordinator and now functions as secretary. Other leading members include Elisabetta Casellati (former President of the Senate, 2018–2022).

The party branched out of the People of Freedom (PdL) in 2013, and is a revival of the original Forza Italia (FI), founded in 1994 and disbanded in 2009, when it was merged with National Alliance (AN) and several minor parties to form the PdL. FI is a smaller party than the early PdL,[17] which suffered three significant splits: Future and Freedom in 2010, Brothers of Italy in 2012, and the New Centre-Right in 2013. In the 2018 general election FI was overtaken by the League as the largest party of the centre-right coalition, and in the 2022 general election it became the third largest in the coalition, as Brothers of Italy (FdI) became the new dominant party of the Italian centre-right.

After participating in the national unity government led by Mario Draghi, FI joined the government majority of the Meloni Cabinet in October 2022 with five ministers; these ministers include Tajani as deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister.

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  13. ^ Tori, Manuel (5 September 2020). "Villa Certosa, la mansión de los escándalos de Silvio Berlusconi, foco de Covid entre los VIP italianos". El Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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  15. ^ The SAGE handbook of European foreign policy. Knud Erik Jrgensen, Åsne Kalland Aarstad, Edith Drieskens, Katie Verlin Laatikainen, Ben Tonra. London. 2015. p. 539. ISBN 978-1-4739-1443-8. OCLC 915156254.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
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