Civil Revolution ( it, Rivoluzione Civile, RC) was a

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coalition of political parties in Italy. The coalition was headed by Antonio Ingroia, a former anti-

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prosecutor of Palermo from 1992 to 2012 and then director of a UN investigation into

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in 2012. The foundation of RC was preceded by the

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'' Io ci sto'', presented by Ingroia on 21 December in

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. Among the signatories of this appeal were

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, Luigi de Magistris,

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, Milly Moratti,

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, Max Paiella,

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, Vauro and Enrico Fierro. The coalition had an anti-

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platform. In the 2013 general election the party obtained 2.2% of the vote, returning no seats in the

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. Soon after RC was dissolved on 2 April 2013, Ingroia launched a new party named Civil Action ( it, Azione Civile).

Overview

Civil Revolution was founded on 29 December 2012 in

by Ingroia and the following

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: Subsequently, the following

and organizations joined RC: *

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(''Agende Rosse'' -

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politics), led by Salvatore Borsellino; * We Can Change (''Cambiare Si Può'', CSP -

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appeal), led by Livio Pepino, Marco Revelli and Chiara Sasso; *

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(''Ecologisti e Reti Civiche'' -

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coalition), led by

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and Mary Luppino, including: **

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(''Federazione dei Verdi''); **

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(''Abbiamo un Sogno''); ** Ecologist Constituent Assembly (''Costituente Ecologista''); ** Mayors of Good Administration (''Sindaci della Buona Amministrazione''); * New Action Party (''Nuovo Partito d'Azione'', NPA -

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), led by Giuseppe Antonio Quartana; * Purple People (''Popolo Viola'' -

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), led by Massimo Malerba. * Party of the South (''Partito del Sud'' - Southernism), led by Beppe De Santis.CHI SIAMO
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Electoral results

Italian Parliament

Leadership

*President: Antonio Ingroia (2012–2013)

References

External links

Civil Revolution official website
{{Historical Italian political parties Defunct political party alliances in Italy Political parties established in 2012 2012 establishments in Italy Political parties disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in Italy History of the Communist Refoundation Party