Italian political party
TheGreen Front (Italian :Fronte Verde , FV), whose complete name isGreen Front – Independent Ecologists (Italian :Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti , FVEI), is a greenpolitical party in Italy , led by Vincenzo Galizia,[ 2] a former leader of the "National Youth" (the youth wing of thefar-right Tricolour Flame party).[ 3] [ 4]
The symbol of the party is a stylized archer similar toRobin Hood .[ 5] [ 6] The name of the Movement's newspaper(RobinHoodPost ), too, refers to the legendaryheroic outlaw .[citation needed ]
The Green Front does not declare itself to be of right-wing nor left-wing: it declares to be inspired "by a spiritual conception of life". The party is in favor ofdirect democracy ,anti-nuclear ,anti-capitalist ,anti-globalization and theself-determination of the peoples.[ 7]
The party is "twinned" with theEcology at the Centre in France.[ 8]
At the2008 general election , the party presented its symbol, declaring to run without allying with other parties.[ 9] [better source needed ] However, the party's president invited his electors to vote theFor the Common Good electoral list,[ 10] [better source needed ] led by Stefano Montanari and former senatorFernando Rossi . The list got 0.33% of the vote.[ 11]
At the2009 European election , the party stipulated an agreement with theLiberal Democrats ofDaniela Melchiorre ,[ 12] [better source needed ] but the list obtained a mere 0.23% of the vote.[ 13]
In March 2009, the National Assembly held in Rome changed the party's name into "Green Front – Independent Ecologists" and re-elected unanimously Vincenzo Galizia as National President.[ 14]
In the2013 Lazio regional election , the Green Front supportedStorace 's candidacy for the presidency of the region.[ 15] The party got 0.07% of the votes, present only in the Frosinone constituency where it took 0.76% while Storace was defeated by the centre-left candidateZingaretti .[ 16] [ 17]
At the2014 European election , the Green Front supported the candidates of theNorthern League .[ 18]
In the2019 European election , the Green Front supported two candidates of the leftistGreen Europe list (Giuliana Farinaro and Elvira Maria Vernengo).[ 19] After the newspaperIl Foglio reported that Green Europe was supported by a party led by a formerfar-right politician,[ 3] Giuseppe Civati suspended his election campaign.[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
In the2020 Marche regional elections , the Green Front entered the civic listMovimento per le Marche , supporting the centre-right coalition presidential candidateFrancesco Acquaroli . Acquaroli won the elections, but the listMovimento per le Marche obtained only the 0.9% of the votes.[ 23]
In the2024 European election , the Green Front was part of theFreedom coalition.[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] The list obtained a mere 1.22%,[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] without electing any deputies.
President: Vincenzo Galizia (2006–present) European Parliament [ edit ] Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group 2024 Vincenzo Galizia IntoFreedom New –
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