Social Alternative ( Italian : Alternativa Sociale ) was a coalition of far-right political parties in Italy .
8-466: The coalition grew from Social Action , which was founded by Benito Mussolini's granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini after she left the National Alliance due to their attempts to move away from the party's fascist past . The group was committed to a strong Italian nationalism that celebrated and glorified its past, and has been particularly critical of Gianfranco Fini 's modernisation of
16-533: The 2006 general election and by 2007 the party was almost disbanded as most of its original members returned to the National Alliance. Mussolini herself re-approached with Fini and was preparing her re-entry in AN when Silvio Berlusconi launched The People of Freedom (PdL). Mussolini decided to merge what remained of Social Action into the new party and was elected in the 2008 general election as part of
24-577: The Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini to Israel, where he described fascism as "the absolute evil" as he apologised for Italy's role as an Axis Power during the Second World War. Mussolini however defended the right of Israel to exist and declared that the world "should beg forgiveness of Israel". Mussolini then formed her party and organized a far-right coalition named Social Alternative . That
32-661: The PdL. In October 2012, the balance of accounts of the People of Freedom showed that Social Action had received €100,000 of financial support from the PdL. Within the PdL Mussolini soon became the leader of the "pro-immigrant" wing of the party, often opposing some of the policies of the Berlusconi government or taking an independent line from it. Berlusconi IV Cabinet Too Many Requests If you report this error to
40-511: The alliance for the 2005 regional elections , only to leave it some months later. In the 2006 Italian general elections the coalition was a member of the defeated House of Freedoms and won no seats. This article about politics in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Social Action Social Action ( Italian : Azione Sociale , AS), previously known as Freedom of Action ( Libertà di Azione , LdA),
48-673: The right. The alliance was disbanded in late 2006 and replaced by a new pact between Social Action, New Force , the Social Idea Movement , and the National Volunteers [ it ] . Mussolini united her group with the Social Action for the 2004 European Parliament election , getting 1.23% of the vote and gaining one seat in the European Parliament . The Tricolour Flame joined
56-537: Was a national-conservative political party in Italy , founded and led by politician Alessandra Mussolini , who is the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini . The party became a faction within Silvio Berlusconi 's People of Freedom party. Mussolini, who had been a member of the National Alliance (AN) since its foundation, suddenly left that party on 28 November 2003, following the visit of party leader and
64-400: Was a surprising move, as Mussolini, during her political career, had always taken social progressive stances on many issues, including abortion, artificial insemination , gay rights and civil unions . She has been an outspoken "feminist". and has been described by conservative commentators as a "socialist" and a "left-winger" The Social Alternative coalition was disbanded after
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