The Liberal Socialists ( Liberalsocialisti , LS) were a regionalist social-democratic political party based in Sicily .
7-403: The party was founded in 1998 by Salvo Andò and other former leading members of the late Italian Socialist Party (PSI). In the 2001 regional election , the party garnered 1.0% of the vote and elected a regional councillor. In the 2003 provincial elections, the party elected provincial councillors in the provinces of Catania , Messina , Palermo , Agrigento and Caltanissetta . In 2003,
14-611: The Chamber for the first time in 1979, he was a member of parliament for four legislatures. He was vice president of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the P2 Masonic lodge. He was president of the PSI parliamentary group from April to June 1992, and was a member of the party's national management and secretariat. He was Minister of Defense in the first Amato government from June 1992 to April 1993. During his mandate, following
21-510: The intensification of the war against the mafia marked by the attacks in which Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino lost their lives, the decision was made for the first time to massively intervene by the Army to carry out public order functions with Operation Vespri Siciliani. Andò was a professor of law at different universities since the 1970s. He was a member of the Italian parliament . He
28-688: The party was merged into the Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI). In 2010, Andò and other former Liberal Socialists formed the Socialist Clubs, a network of local social-democratic clubs in Sicily. This article about a political party in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Salvo And%C3%B2 Salvatore "Salvo" Andò (born 13 February 1945) is an Italian academic and politician. He
35-746: The socialist area and founded the Liberal Socialists in 1998. Then he joined the Italian Democratic Socialists in 2003. Furthermore, Andò was indicted for a case of bribes related to the construction of the Ciminiere Fair Center in Catania. For this proceeding, Andò was convicted on 5 December 1995 together with the former president of the Sicilian Region Rino Nicolosi and the former Christian Democracy politician Nino Drago . On 30 September 1999,
42-538: Was also city councilor from 1970 to 1991, first in Giarre and then in Catania. Elected to the Chamber for the first time in 1979, he was a member of parliament for four legislatures. On 28 June 1992 Andò was appointed minister of defence in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato and held office until 28 April 1993. After the dissolution of the Italian Socialist Party he remained in
49-491: Was the minister of defence between 1992 and 1993. Andò was born on 13 February 1945. A leading figure of the Italian Socialist Party, he is the son of the first socialist mayor of Giarre, Biagio Andò. A leading figure in the Italian Socialist Party, he is the son of the first socialist mayor of Giarre, Biagio Andò. He was a city councilor from 1970 to 1991, first in Giarre and then in Catania. Elected to
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