''Il Riformista'' (English: "The

Reformist Reformism is a political doctrine advocating the reform of an existing system or institution instead of its abolition and replacement. Within the socialist movement, reformism is the view that gradual changes through existing institutions can ...

") is an Italian political and financial newspaper based in Rome, Italy.

History and profile

Launched on 23 October 2002, ''Il Riformista'' was formed of about four pages with Orange as main colour used. The paper closed on 30 March 2012 because of financial problems. It was later relaunched on 29 October 2019.

Columnist and journalists

Past columnists

Tariq Ramadan Tariq Ramadan ( ar, طارق رمضان, ; born 26 August 1962) is a Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher, and writer. He was a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at St Antony's College, Oxford and the Faculty of Theology and Religion, Uni ...

* Guia Soncini * Ritanna Armeni * Giampaolo Pansa * Andrea Romano * Marco Ferrante * Peppino Caldarola *

Maurizio Costanzo Maurizio Costanzo (born 28 August 1938) is an Italian television host, journalist, screenwriter and film director. Biography Costanzo began his career as a journalist, first as a contributing writer to ''Paese Sera'' and then as managing editor ...

* Filippo Facci * Giuliano Da Empoli * Lucetta Scaraffia * Claudia Mancina *

Luciano Violante Luciano Violante (born 25 September 1941) is an Italian judge and politician, Member of Parliament from 1979 to 2008. He is particularly interested in questions of justice, the struggle against the Mafia and institutional reform. Biography Viola ...

* Alberto Mingardi * Antonello Piroso * Chicco Testa

Current columnists

Maria Elena Boschi Maria Elena Boschi, (; born 24 January 1981) is an Italian lawyer and politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2013. As a member of the Democratic Party, Boschi has served as Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Relations with ...

Fausto Bertinotti Fausto Bertinotti (born 22 March 1940) is an Italian politician who led the Communist Refoundation Party (''Partito della Rifondazione Comunista'') from 1994 to 2006. On 29 April 2006, after the centre-left coalition's victory in the Italian ...

* Biagio de Giovanni * Giovanni Minoli * Elsa Fornero *

Paolo Guzzanti Paolo Guzzanti (born 1 August 1940) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was previously a member of the Italian Socialist Party. Biography Born in Rome, he is the nephew of Elio Guzzanti and father to actors Corrado, Sabina and Caterin ...

* Fabrizio Cicchitto

References

External links

''Il Riformista'' Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riformista 2002 establishments in Italy 2012 establishments in Italy Newspapers established in 2002 Publications disestablished in 2012 Italian-language newspapers Newspapers published in Rome Socialist newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Italy Daily newspapers published in Italy