The Rose for Italy

The Movimento Federativo Civico Popolare ( German: Federal Civil and Popular Movement), often pink per l' Italia or Rosa Bianca ( German: Rose for Italy or White Rose ), is a Christian democratic movement of the Italian center, with the motto "Freedom and solidarity ". It originated from the cleavage of a fraction by Bruno Tabacci and Mario Baccini of the Centre Party Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e di Centro Democratici (UDC ) of Pierferdinando Casini on February 8, 2008.

The establishment of the people's movement is, according to the founding members back to the refusal of the chairman of the UDC Casini, to escape the bipolarity in the Italian political landscape and to create a new force in the political center. Baccini and Tabacci criticize the spin-off the practical re-entry of the UDC in the center-right party alliance Casa delle Libertà and the de facto recognition of the multi-billionaire Silvio Berlusconi as chairman of the Alliance. In an interview with the television program Unomattina of the state broadcaster Rai Uno Mario Baccini announced that the pink will make per l' Italia as an independent party in the parliamentary elections in 2008, but a few days later he announced that the tendency of the movement towards the center 'm going to go -right alliance.

On 12 February 2008, the party leaders, who had also the former chairman of the trade union CISL Savino Pezzotta connected, the official party symbol before: a white rose with stem and two leaves above the word " Libertà e Solidarietà " ( German: Freedom and Solidarity ) on a blue background.

For top management also includes the former mayor of Parma Elvio Ubaldi, as Vice Chairman ( Vicesegretario ), and the former president of the Banco di Roma and politicians of the Christian Democrats Pellegrino Capaldo as president of the ethical committee, with the supervision of the party finances. The Pink per l' Italia joined before the 2008 elections, the movement Italia Popolare - to Movimento per l'Europa Gerardo Bianco and Alberto Monticone. The two Euro MPs Gianni Rivera and Beniamino Donnici belong to the new lineup.

On 28 February 2008 the party took place at a consensus with the UDC on the establishment of a single list of the Centre under the leadership Casini. An alliance of parties stood with his name Unione di Centro to vote. Because of this decision, as well as due to various disputes candidacy, left on 11 March 2008 Gerardo Bianco, Alberto Monticone and Gianni Rivera Rosa per l' Italia.

Swell

• Italian party