The Right

The Right

Infobox_Italian_political_party
name_english = The Right

leader =
leader1_title = Secretary
leader1_name = Francesco Storace
leader2_title = President
leader2_name = Teodoro Buontempo
leader3_title =
leader3_name =
leader4_title =
leader4_name =
foundation = 14 July 2007
dissolution =
headquarters = Via Sebastiano Conca, 6
00197 Rome
newspaper = [http://www.ladestranews.it/ LaDestraNews]
membership_year=
membership = "unknown"
ideology = National conservatism, Conservatism, Libertarianism
coalition = The Right–Tricolour Flame
international = "none"
european = "none"
europarl = Union for Europe of the Nations
website = http://www.partitoladestra.com
colorcode = blue

The Right ("La Destra") is a national-conservative Italian political party.

History

Foundation

On 3 July 2007 Storace announced his resignation from National Alliance in a letter posted on his website, claiming that it had become too centrist and moderate and in protest against the lack of internal democracy in the party, and on 27 July he presented the new party.

On 10 November the party was officially founded in a constituent congress in Rome. In that occasion Sicilian Alliance of Nello Musumeci merged into The Right and Daniela Santanchè, leading woman member of AN, left the party to join the party [ [http://www.corriere.it/politica/07_novembre_10/santanche_destra_storace_an.shtml http://www.corriere.it/politica/07_novembre_10/santanche_destra_storace_an.shtml] ] , broadening its appeal, as she was close to the Italian Liberal Party and never joined the Italian Social Movement. In January 2008 Unitalia, a minor party in the Province of Bolzano, and Taverna List, a minor party in the Province of Trento, were merged into The Right.

As the party is organized as a federal structure, Unitalia and Taverna List became the provincial sections of the party in the Provinces of Bolzano and Trento, respectively, as Sicilian Alliance had become the regional section of the party in Sicily. [ [http://www.consiglio-bz.org/press-fraktionen/frktn_news_i.asp?art=201434 Consiglio della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano | Comunicati stampa dei gruppi consiliari ] ]

2008 general election

On 15 February 2008 it was announced that The Right will run the 2008 general election in alliance with far right Tricolour Flame, outside The People of Freedom-led coalition. Daniela Santanchè will be the candidate for Prime Minister and leader of the joint list between the two parties. The joint list is known as The Right–Tricolour Flame.

On 18 January Giancarlo Pagliarini, a libertarian and keen fiscal federalist who was a leading member of Lega Nord from 1991 to 2007 (he was even close to the independentist wing of the party), joined the party [http://www.aldorossi.org/la_destra_fed_roma/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=453] to head the coalition list in Lombardy for the Senate.

Despite several well-known candidates, the party gained only 2.4% and thus failed to surpass the 4% threshold for entering the Chamber of Deputies. Also Storace, who topped the list in his home-region Lazio, failed re-election, as the coalition stopped at 3.2%, five points below the 8% regional threshold. [ [http://politiche.interno.it/ Ministero dell'Interno - Elezioni Politiche ] ]

Aftermath

On 20 July, during a party convention, Storace resigned from party leadership, opening way for a national congress and a leadership race. [ [http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo_app.php?id=8451&sez=HOME_INITALIA&npl=&desc_sez= La Destra: Storace rimette il mandato - Il Messaggero ] ] Candidates for party secretary must declare themselves by 31 August. The congress will also decide the party's electoral strategy, basically choosing either to continue an independent path or to join The People of Freedom of Silvio Berlusconi. Storace favours the first option, while Santanchè an alliance with Berlusconi. [ [http://iltempo.ilsole24ore.com/politica/2008/07/20/904731-storace_santanche_bivio_tornare_continuare_soli.shtml Il Tempo - Politica - Storace e Santanché al bivio: tornare con il Cav o continuare da soli ] ] President Buontempo precised that Storace will continue to be party secretary at least until the November congress and after if party members will decide so. [ [http://www.diritto-oggi.it/archives/00034035.html Diritto La Destra: Buontempo, Non E’ Vero Che Storace Si E’ Dimesso ] ] On 22 August Santanchè officially presented her candidacy for the party leadership, while Storace's camp will provide an alternative candidacy, maybe Storace himself. [http://notizie.alice.it/notizie/politica/2008/08_agosto/22/destra_santanche_destra_fuori_dal_ghetto_costruire_pdl,15819094.html] However on 28 September Santanchè resigned as spokesperson and from the party, opening the way for a more consensual congress. [http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_settembre_27/daniela_santanche_dimissioni_portavoce_destra_ffa1ea40-8ca9-11dd-a5ba-00144f02aabc.shtml]

Ideology

The party defines itself the party of the "social, national and popular right" and promotes patriotism, Catholic values and national cohesion. Among other things, The Right is strongly supportive of direct democracy and of presidentialism. Its economic policy is a mixture of statism, such the strong support for the welfare state and the introduction of the so-called "social loan" ("mutuo sociale") for young people in order to enable them to purchase a house, and of libertarian proposals, such as the introduction of the flat tax and fiscal federalism.

Members

The party in 2007–2008 had 7 MPs: 4 deputies (Teodoro Buontempo, Antonio Pezzella, Roberto Salerno and Daniela Santanchè) and 3 senators (Stefano Losurdo, Stefano Morselli and Francesco Storace himself). Leading members of the new party include Nello Musumeci, MEP, Paolo Danieli and Michele Florino, both former Senators, Alberto Arrighi, former editor of "Area" (the journal of Social Right, a faction of AN), Paolo Agostinacchio, former mayor of Foggia, and Nuccio Carrara (former under-secretary for Reforms in Berlusconi's governments).

Popular support

The first opinion poll after the announcement of Storace put The Right at 3.2% [http://www.sondaggipoliticoelettorali.it/asp/visualizza_sondaggio.asp?idsondaggio=2436] . According to this survey, The Right may steal votes both from National Alliance and from Social Action, Alessandra Mussolini's party. Other polls have placed the party around 5% [http://www.storace.it/Storace/page.asp?I=0&Vis
] .After the fall of Romano Prodi government, The Right was placed at 3,3% [ [http://www.clandestinoweb.com/tavole/intenzioni-di-voto-21-22-gennaio-2008-la-tavola-2.html Intenzioni di voto - 21/22 gennaio 2008 - la tavola - Clandestinoweb: sondaggi politici, elettorali. Il sondaggio politico elettorale che fa opinione ] ] .

Leadership

*Secretary: Francesco Storace (2007–...)
**Spokesperson: Daniela Santanchè (2007–2008)
**Administrative Secretary: Giulio La Starza (2007–2008), Livio Proietti (2008–...)
**Organizational Secretary: Stefano Morselli (2007–...)
*President: Teodoro Buontempo (2007–...)

References

External links

* [http://www.partitoladestra.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.la-destra.it/ManifestoFondante.pdf Party manifesto]
* [http://www.ladestranews.it/ LaDestraNews – News from The Right]
* [http://www.storace.it Official website of Francesco Storace]


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