Magna Carta (Italy)

Magna Carta is a political party faction and think tank within Forza Italia, a centre-right political party in Italy.

The group tries to combine elements of liberalism with Catholic social teaching, supports the so-called "Judeo-Christian roots" of Europe, takes a strong pro-United States and pro-Israel stance in foreign policy, especially in relation to radical Islam and Islamic terrorism. For these reasons and also because of the left-wing roots of many of its member, the group is sometimes described the theoconservative and neoconservative faction within Forza Italia.

Its leading figure is Marcello Pera, former President of the Italian Senate and friend of Pope Benedict XVI, while Senator Gaetano Quagliariello is the current President. Among the MPs of the People of Freedom, Fiamma Nirenstein, Eugenia Roccella, Luigi Compagna, Souad Sbai, Giuseppe Caldersi, Alfredo Mantovano and Guido Possa are, at different extent, close to the foundation.

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The People of Freedom	Christian Democrats (Network Italy, Scajoliani, local groups, Christian Democracy for the Autonomies, Liberal Populars, Christian Reformists, Catholic Right), liberal-centrists (Dellutriani, Tremontiani, Magna Carta), Liberals (The Liberal Part, Popular Liberalism, Liberal Reformers, Decide!), Socialists (We Blue Reformers, Free Foundation, Young Italy, Circles of Reformist Initiative, New Italian Socialist Party, Reformist Socialists), liberal conservatives (New Alliance, Protagonist Right), national conservatives (Social Right, Social Action), grassroots (Circles of Freedom, Circles of Good Government)

Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	Casiniani, Tabaccini, Cuffariani, Liberals and Christians

Democratic Party	Veltroniani, The Populars, Dalemiani, Rutelliani, Liberal PD, Democratic Ecologists, Lettiani, To the Left (Democrats, Laicists, Socialists, Say Left, Labourites – Liberal Socialists), One Left for the Country, Social Christians, Theo-Dem

Communist Refoundation Party	Majority (Bertinottiani, United to the Left), Minority factions (Refoundation in Movement, Being Communists, The Ernesto, HammerSickle, Counter-current), Recently exited (Communist Workers' Party, Critical Left, Communist Alternative Party)