Sardinian Reformers
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| Secretarty | Massimo Fantola |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Via Firenze, 20 Cagliari |
| Newspaper | none |
| Membership | unknown |
| Ideology | Christian democracy, Liberalism |
| Coalition | with the People of Freedom |
| International | none |
| European party | none |
| European Parliament Group | none |
| Website | http://www.riformatori.it |
The Sardinian Reformers (Riformatori Sardi, RS) is a liberal and christian-democratic Italian political party based in Sardinia.
[edit] History
The party emerged in 1993 as the Sardinian section of the Patto Segni. This list was launched by Mario Segni, a former Christian Democrat from Sardinia, and was composed basically of disgruntled Christian Democrats and Liberals. When Segni's party entered in the center-left coalition for the 1996 general election (the Patto Segni was absorbed by Italian Renewal), Sardinian Reformers gained some independence from the mother-party, and when in the 1999 European Parliament election Mario Segni formed a joint-list with National Alliance, they seemed to be closer to Forza Italia.
In fact, led by Michele Cossa and Massimo Fantola, they were part of the centre-right in Sardinia since 1994 and, in the 2001 general election, Michele Cossa was elected deputy in a single-member district in Cagliari for the House of Freedoms coalition.
During the years in government of Silvio Berlusconi (2001-06), RS started to be critical about his leadership and of the political line of the centre-right. In 2003 they contributed to the foundation of the new national party of Mario Segni, named Pact of Liberal Democrats. This party was on the ballot in 2004 European Parliament election and won only a misere 0.5% (7.4% in Sardinia). In the same year RS scored 5.9% in the regional election, getting elected 4 deputies in the Regional Council.
For the 2006 general election, the Sardinian Reformers signed a pact with the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC), at the time member of the House of Freedoms. Massimo Fantola was elected Senator in UDC list, while Michele Cossa, candidate for the Chamber of Deputies, failed to be elected. For the 2008 general election they tried to form a similar pact with the People of Freedoms, but talks failed and thus the party remains an ally of it only at the regional level.
