Foundation of Freedom (''Fondazione della Libertà'') was a

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think tank connected to

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...

, a

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. Founded in 2010 by Altero Matteoli, it can be seen as a continuation of New Alliance, a major faction within National Alliance (merged into PdL in 2009), through the PdL. However, while New Alliance represented the wing of National Alliance closer to the leader

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, Matteoli and his group distanced from Fini, after that he started to criticize

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, and are now much more closer to the latter. Foundation of Freedom is thus a keen supporter of Berlusconi's leadership and opposes the moves of

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, the minority faction around Fini. In this respect the faction collaborates with the two other main groups coming from National Alliance which are loyal to Berlusconi, Protagonist Italy (leaders:

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) and New Italy (leader:

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), along with some minor groups ( Christian Reformists,

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, etc.). Other than Matteoli (president), leading members of the faction are Eugenio Minasso (vice president), Andrea Fluttero (secretary-general), Marcello De Angelis (scientific director), Giovan Battista Papello (organizational director) and

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References

External links

Official website
{{People of Freedom factions Organisations associated with The People of Freedom