Freedom and Rights (''Libertà e Diritti'', LeD), whose complete name is Freedom and Rights – European Socialists (''Libertà e Diritti – Socialisti Europei'') as a reference to the

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(PES), is a democratic-socialist faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy. Before joining the PD in October 2014, LeD was active mainly as a sub-group within the Mixed Group in the Chamber of Deputies. LeD's leader is Gennaro Migliore. LeD, described by its members as a "movement" or "association", was launched in July 2014 upon a split from

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(SEL), the then-largest party to the left of the PD. Right after the

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, fought by SEL within

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joint list, whose elects decided to sit in the

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(GUE/NGL), twelve deputies left the party, citing disagreements with the party's line and being willing to support the

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/ref> The bulk of the splinters, nine out of twelve, joined forces in LeD (where they were joined by a M5S splinter), while the remaining three joined Renzi's PD. In October Migliore announced that he and his followers were about to join the PD, thus transforming LeD into a faction of it. In November eight deputies out of LeD's ten joined the PD's parliamentary group, while the remaining two stayed in the Mixed Group.

Leadership

*President: Gennaro Migliore (2014–present) *Spokesperson: Titti Di Salvo (2014–present)

External links

Official website

References

{{Democratic Party factions Democratic Party (Italy) factions