National Action (Italy)

National Action
Azione Nazionale
LeaderGianni Alemanno
PresidentPasquale Viespoli
CoordinatorFausto Orsomarso
Founded9 November 2015
Dissolved18 February 2017
Preceded byFuture and Freedom for Italy
Merged intoNational Movement for Sovereignty
HeadquartersVia di San Godenzo 52 – Rome
IdeologyConservatism
National conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
Colours  Blue
Website
www.azionenazionale.it

National Action (Italian: Azione Nazionale, AN) was a conservative political party in Italy.

Its members initially insisted that National Action, whose acronym is intentionally identical to that of the defunct National Alliance, was not a party, but a cultural association. The new AN's mentors were Gianfranco Fini (founder and leader of National Alliance, minister of Foreign Affairs, deputy prime minister and president of the Chamber of Deputies) and Gianni Alemanno (former leading member of National Alliance, minister of Agricolture and mayor of Rome).[1][2][3]

National Action includes people affiliated to several groups, notably including FreeRight (a liberal-conservative association led by Fini),[4][5][6] Italy First (a national- and social-conservative party led by Alemanno)[7][8] and Alto Adige in the Heart (a regional party led by Alessandro Urzì in South Tyrol), and various individuals previously active in the old AN.

In 2017 the party was merged, along with The Right, into the National Movement for Sovereignty.

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  3. ^ ""Fini e Alemanno pronti a fare un nuovo partito"". 2 November 2015.
  4. ^ http://www.liberadestra.com/il-progetto-politico-culturale/
  5. ^ "Fini si riaffaccia. Un libro-scoop e il think tank Liberadestra". 9 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Gianfranco Fini torna in politica: "Con Liberadestra un'alternativa al governo Renzi"".
  7. ^ "I nostri pensieri | Prima l'Italia". www.primalitalia.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)