Italian Renewal

Italian Renewal
Rinnovamento Italiano
LeaderLamberto Dini
Founded27 February 1996
Dissolved17 March 2002
Merged intoDemocracy is Freedom –
The Daisy
HeadquartersVia di Ripetta, 142 - 00186 Rome
IdeologyLiberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationThe Olive Tree
European affiliationEuropean People's Party[1][2]
European Parliament groupEPP-ED[3]

Italian Renewal (Italian: Rinnovamento Italiano, RI) was a centrist[4] and liberal[5][6] political party in Italy.

The party was a member of The Olive Tree[4] and centre-left coalition,[7] while also affiliated to the European People's Party from 1998 to 2004.[8]

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  7. ^ Guido Ortona; Stefania Ottone; Ferruccio Ponzano (2007). "A Simulative Assessment of the Italian Electoral System". In Fabio Padovano; Roberto Ricciuti (eds.). Italian Institutional Reforms: A Public Choice Perspective. Springer. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-38-772141-5.
  8. ^ Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-642-19414-6.