Green Front

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The Green Front (Italian: Fronte Verde, FV), whose complete name is Green Front – Independent Ecologists (Italian: Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti, FVEI), is a green political party in Italy, led by Vincenzo Galizia,^[2] a former leader of the "National Youth" (the youth wing of the neo-fascist Tricolour Flame party).^[3][4]

The symbol of the party is a stylized archer.^[5]

The Green Front does not declare itself to be of right-wing nor left-wing: it declares to be inspired "by a spiritual conception of life".The party is in favor of direct democracy, anti-nuclear, anti-capitalist, anti-globalization and the self-determination of the peoples.^[6]

Twinned with the Ecologie au Centre in France.

At the 2008 general election, the party presented its symbol, declaring to run without allying with other parties.^{[7][better source needed]} However, the party's president invited his electors to vote the For the Common Good electoral list,^{[8][better source needed]} led by Stefano Montanari and former senator Fernando Rossi. The list got 0.33% of the vote.^[9]

At the 2009 European election, the party stipulated an agreement with the Liberal Democrats of Daniela Melchiorre,^{[10][better source needed]} but the list obtained a mere 0.23% of the vote.^[11]

In March 2009, the National Assembly held in Rome changed the party's name into "Green Front – Independent Ecologists" and re-elected unanimously Vincenzo Galizia as National President.^[12]

In the 2013 Lazio regional election, the Green Front supported Storace's candidacy for the presidency of the region.^[13] The party got 0.07% of the votes, present only in the Frosinone constituency where it took 0.76% while Storace was defeated by the centre-left candidate Zingaretti.^[14][15]

At the 2014 European election, the Green Front supported the candidates of the Northern League.^[16]

In the 2019 European election, the Green Front supported two candidates of the leftist Green Europe list (Giuliana Farinaro and Elvira Maria Vernengo).^[17] After the newspaper Il Foglio reported that Green Europe was supported by a party led by a former far-right politician,^[3] Giuseppe Civati suspended his election campaign.^[18][19][20]

In the 2024 European election, the Green Front is part of the Freedom coalition.^{[21][22][23][24][25]}

Leadership

• President: Vincenzo Galizia (2006–present)

External links

• Official website

References