Remake Italy ( Italian : Rifare l'Italia ), whose members were known as Young Turks ( Giovani Turchi ), was a social-democratic and, to some extent, democratic-socialist faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy .
13-514: Prominent members included Matteo Orfini , Stefano Fassina , Andrea Orlando , Maurizio Martina , Roberto Gualtieri , Francesco Verducci and Fausto Raciti . The faction's leader, Orfini, was elected president of the PD in June 2014. The group was originally formed in 2010, but became an effective faction only with the formation of the association named "Remake Italy" in 2011. Mostly former Democrats of
26-589: A functionary of the FGCI. He was elected national secretary of that organization in 1988 and was thus at the helm during the Revolutions of 1989 which led to the dismantling of the greater part of the world communist movement. Cuperlo was supportive of Communist Party of Italy (PCI) leader Achille Occhetto and his transformation of the historic PCI to a new organization called the Democratic Party of
39-543: A political journal whose circle could be considered his new faction, while Orlando launched his own association, Democracy Europe Society (DEmS). Also Left is Change was disbanded: Martina's followers formed Future! European Democrats , while those of Damiano re-organised themselves as the Dem Labourites . Matteo Orfini Matteo Orfini (born on August 30, 1974 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian politician . He
52-639: Is a member of Italy's Chamber of Deputies and president of the Democratic Party . Matteo Orfini was born in Rome in 1974. He started his interest in politics when he attended the lyceum. In 2004, he became a collaborator of the left-wing leader, Massimo D'Alema , after his election in the European Parliament . In 2007, Orfini joined the Democratic Party , becoming the leader of the party's internal left-wing faction Remake Italy . On 14 June 2014, he replaced Gianni Cuperlo as president of
65-706: The Democratic Party . Gianni Cuperlo Giovanni " Gianni " Cuperlo ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni ˈkuːperlo] ; born 3 September 1961) is an Italian politician, a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and former President of the Democratic Party . Gianni Cuperlo was born 3 September 1961 in Trieste . He attended the Francesco Petrarca lyceum , at which he first became interested in student politics. It
78-511: The Left , young Dalemiani and anti- New Labour social-democrats, the Young Turks opposed Mario Monti 's government and the rise within the party of Matteo Renzi , a reformer who was the darling of PD's liberals . They were thus supporters of Pier Luigi Bersani during his four years as party leader (2009–2013): Orfini and Fassina were members of his political secretariat, while Orlando
91-574: The Left . Cuperlo and the Italian Communist Youth Federation followed in the footsteps of the adult party in October 1990, reestablishing itself as a broader organization called Sinistra Giovanile (Left Youth). Cuperlo remained as the national leader of the new organization. Cuperlo's tenure at Sinistra Giovanile ended in 1992, when he aged out of the youth section to become a leader of the adult Democratic Party of
104-559: The Left, which changed its name shortly thereafter to Democratici di Sinistra (Democrats of the Left). In 2001 Cuperlo was named to the governing National Secretariat of the new party, assuming the role of Director of Communications for the organization. Cuperlo stood for election to the Chamber of Deputies (lower house) of the Italian parliament in the elections of 2006 and 2008 , and
117-425: The faction followed him, while Orfini supported Renzi, along with the majority of Martina's Left is Change faction (Martina was candidate for deputy secretary). Orlando was notably endorsed by Luciano Violante and Nicola Zingaretti , as well as Cesare Damiano and Anna Finocchiaro (minority of Left is Change). After Renzi's re-election, Remake Italy was disbanded: Orfini continued to be the editor of Left Wing ,
130-609: Was during this period that he first joined the Italian Communist Youth Federation (FGCI). Following completion of his lyceum education in 1980, Cuperlo enrolled at the University of Bologna , from which he graduated with honors, having completed a bachelor's thesis on mass communications. In 1985, following graduation from the University of Bologna, Cuperlo moved to Rome , where he became
143-460: Was elected both times. At the time of his 2006 election, Cuperlo resigned as communications director of the Democratici di Sinistra to concentrate on parliament. Cuperlo was a founding member of the Democratic Party, successor to Democrats of the Left, in 2007. Following the victory in the primaries of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi offered Cuperlo, his challenger for the secretariat,
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#1732787536574156-431: Was elected president of the party on Renzi's proposal. The faction continued to exist under the leadership of Orfini, while Orlando, Martina and Fassina were less involved or distanced from it: Orlando focused on his high-profile government job, Martina was a founding member of Left is Change , and Fassina left the party altogether. In the run-up of the 2017 leadership election , Orlando decided to challenge Renzi. Most of
169-600: Was the party's spokesperson. After the 2013 general election in which 4.5% of Democratic deputies and senators were affiliated to the faction, and its aftermath , the Young Turks were disappointed by Bersani and, motivated by a generational drive, started to approach Renzi. During the 2013 leadership election they supported Gianni Cuperlo , but since 2014 started to support Renzi. In February 2014 Renzi appointed Orlando and Martina ministers in his government , respectively at Justice and Agricolture, while in June Orfini
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