Forza Italia

Italian political party (1994–2009)

Forza Italia (FI; translated to "Forward Italy"[2][9][10][11][12][13] or "Let's Go Italy"[14][15][16][17]) was a centre-right[8] political party in Italy with liberal-conservative,[2][3][18][19] Christian-democratic,[4][8][20] liberal,[4][8][20][21] social-democratic[4] and populist[5][6][7] ideas. Its leader was Silvio Berlusconi, who was Prime Minister of Italy four times.

Forza Italia
PresidentSilvio Berlusconi
Vice PresidentGiulio Tremonti (2004–2009)
Roberto Formigoni (2008–2009)
Founded18 January 1994
Dissolved27 March 2009
Merged intoThe People of Freedom
HeadquartersVia dell'Umiltà 36, Rome
Student wingStudents for the Freedoms
Youth wingForza Italia – Young People for Freedom
Membership (2007)400,000[1]
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[2][3]
Christian democracy[4]
Liberalism[4]
Populism[5][6][7]
Social democracy[4] (minority)
Political positionCentre-right[8]
National affiliationPole of Freedoms/Pole of Good Government (1994),
Pole for Freedoms (1996–2001),
House of Freedoms (2001–2008)
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (1999–2009)
European Parliament groupForza Europa (1994–1995),
Union for Europe (1995–1998),
EPP–ED (1998–2009)
Colours  Azure

References

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  21. Oreste Massari, I partiti politici nelle democrazie contempoiranee, Laterza, Rome-Bari 2004