Critical Left Sinistra Critica | |
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| Spokespersons | Franco Turigliatto Flavia D'Angeli Piero Maestri |
| Founded | 8 December 2007 (as a political party) |
| Dissolved | 30 July 2013 |
| Split from | Communist Refoundation Party |
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| Headquarters | Circonvallazione Casilina, 72-74 Rome |
| Newspaper | Erre |
| Membership | 1.200 |
| Ideology | Anti-Stalinism Communism Trotskyism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | European Anticapitalist Left |
| International affiliation | Fourth International |
| Coalition | Stand-alone |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| sinistracritica | |
Critical Left (Italian:Sinistra Critica,SC) was acommunist andTrotskyistpolitical party in Italy, affiliated to theFourth International.
Originally aTrotskyist faction within theCommunist Refoundation Party (PRC), it broke ranks on 8 December 2007 to become an independent political party.[1] From 2006 to 2008, SC haddeputySalvatore Cannavò andsenatorFranco Turigliatto who voted consistently against theProdi II Cabinet and the latter was responsible of the first major crisis of the government on 22 February 2007.[2] After this, Turigliatto was expelled from the PRC in March.[3] In the2008 general election, SC (890 members) ran its own lists andFlavia D'Angeli was chosen as candidate for Prime Minister of the party. In the election, SC gained 0.5% of the national vote.
SC dissolved in July 2013 and agreed to separate into two groupings which would each try out their different approaches, with the first grouping formed a new party calledAnticapitalist Left while the second founded Internationalist Solidarity, a political association uninvolved in direct elections.[4][5][6]
| Election year | No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | No. of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 168,916 | 0.5 | 0 / 630 |
| Election year | No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | No. of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
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| 2008 | 136.396 | 0.4 | 0 / 322 |
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