Movement for Democracy – The Net

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Movement for Democracy – The Net (Movimento per la Democrazia – La Rete) was an Italian political party led by Leoluca Orlando.

Formed by Orlando on 24 January 1991 whilst mayor of Palermo the group sought to reinvigorate the moral traditions of Italian democracy and also took a strong anti-Mafia stance. Initially attached to Christian Democracy, it quickly broke with this part due to its relations to the Mafia. The party succeeded in gaining elected office in Sicily, including holding on to the mayorship of Palermo in 1993. It participated in the Alliance for Progress (which included the Democratic Alliance, the Federation of the Greens, the Communist Refoundation Party, the Democratic Party of the Left, the Italian Socialist Party and the Social Christians) that unsuccessfully contested the 1994 general election against the House of Freedoms coalition of Silvio Berlusconi.

The party changed its name to The Net for the Democratic Party (La Rete per il Partito Democratico) in 1996 before being absorbed by The Democrats of Romano Prodi in 1999. Well-known former members of La Rete include Claudio Fava.

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Historical Italian political parties (active parties: simple version, in 2007)

Communist: Communist Party of Italy, Italian Communist Party, Organisation of Communists of Italy (Marxist-Leninists), Proletarian Unity Party, Proletarian Democracy, Movement of Unitarian Communists
Socialist and social-democratic: Italian Socialist Party, Italian Reform Socialist Party, United Socialist Party (1922), Labour Democratic Party, Italian Socialist Workers' Party, United Socialist Party (1949), Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity, Unified Socialist Party, Democratic Party of the Left, Italian Socialists, Democrats of the Left
Green: Green Lists, Rainbow Greens
Social liberal: Action Party, Radical Party, Democratic Alliance, Democratic Union, Movement for Democracy – The Net, The Democrats, European Republicans Movement,
Liberal: Italian Liberal Party, Union of the Centre, Liberal Party
Centrist: Patto Segni, Italian Renewal, United Consumers, Southern Democratic Party, Middle-of-the-Road Italy, Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy
Regionalist: Social Democratic Party of South Tyrol, Fronte Marco Polo, Sardinia Project, Sicilian Alliance
Christian democratic: Italian People's Party (1919), Christian Democracy, Italian People's Party (1994), Christian Democratic Centre, United Christian Democrats, Christian Democrats for the Republic, Democratic Union for the Republic, European Democracy
Conservative: Uomo Qualunque Front, Monarchist National Party, People's Monarchist Party, Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity, National Democracy
Fascist and neo-fascist: National Fascist Party, Italian Social Movement–National Right

Leftist coalition: Popular Democratic Front, Alliance of Progressives,
Centre-left coalition:The Olive Tree, The Union, Rose in the Fist
Liberal coalition: National Democratic Union, National Bloc, Republicans, Liberals, Reformers
Centrist coalition: Pact for Italy, Pact of Democrats
Centre-right coalition: Pole of Freedoms, Pole of Good Government, House of Freedoms
Conservative coalition: National Bloc of Freedom
Neo-fascist coalition: Social Alternative

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