Forza Italia (2013)
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Forza Italia
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| President | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Political Counselor | Giovanni Toti |
| Chief of Staff | Mariarosaria Rossi |
| Spokesperson | Deborah Bergamini |
| Founded | 18 September 2013 (launched) 16 November 2013 (founded) |
| Preceded by | The People of Freedom |
| Headquarters | Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina 4, Rome |
| Youth wing | Forza Italia Giovani |
| Women's wing | Donne Azzurre |
| Membership (2015) | 106,000 |
| Ideology |
Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Populism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colors | Azure |
| Chamber of Deputies |
50 / 630
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| Senate |
42 / 315
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| European Parliament |
12 / 73
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| Regional Government |
1 / 20
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Forza Italia (translated to "Forward Italy" or "Let's Go Italy", known also by its acronym FI) is a centre-right political party in Italy, led by Silvio Berlusconi, four-time Prime Minister of Italy.
The party, formed out of the former People of Freedom (PdL) party, is a revival of the defunct Forza Italia (FI), active from 1994 to 2009, when it was merged with National Alliance (AN) and several minor parties to form the PdL. Forza Italia's leading members include Giovanni Toti, Mariarosaria Rossi, Antonio Tajani, Renato Brunetta, Paolo Romani, Elisabetta Gardini, Maurizio Gasparri, Mariastella Gelmini, Antonio Martino, Daniela Santanchè and Stefano Caldoro.
On 11 September 2014 FI was admitted into the European People's Party (EPP), inheriting the PdL's membership.
FI is a much smaller party than the original FI and the early PdL, due to the successive splits of Future and Freedom (2010), the Brothers of Italy (2012), the New Centre-Right (2013), the Conservative and Reformists (2015) and the Liberal Popular Alliance (2015), and decreasing opinion poll numbers, which are putting the party steadily in fourth place, after the Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement and FI's long-time coalition partner Lega Nord.
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