L'Italia c'è () is a

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political party in Italy. It was formed in 2022 by

Gianfranco Librandi Gianfranco is a compound Italian language, Italian given name, consisting of Gian- and Franco. ''Gian-'' comes from Giovanni and is used in compound names. It is closest to John or French Jean. Gianni means "God is gracious" and Franco means "Free ...

and Piercamillo Falasca, who left

More Europe More Europe ( it, Più Europa or ''+Europa''; +E or +Eu) is a liberal and pro-Europeanist political party in Italy, part of the centre-left coalition and member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. Its leaders are Emma B ...

in 2021 and re-joined it in 2023. Falasca would again leave More Europe in 2024.

History

After the argument between the former vice secretary Piercamillo Falasca and the secretary

Benedetto Della Vedova Benedetto Della Vedova (Sondrio, 3 April 1962) is an Italian people, Italian politician. A keen pro-Europeanism, pro-Europeanist, Della Vedova is currently president of Forza Europa (2017), Forza Europa (FE) and secretary of More Europe (+EU), t ...

about the rules for the membership admission for the 2021 More Europe leadership election, Falasca left the party. Falasca then launched "European Italy" (formerly presented as a list for the 2019 More Europe leadership election) as a fully-fledged association, with the goal of building a new party autonomous from the two main coalitions. The new party was officially launched on 7 February 2022 by Falasca and Gianfranco Librandi, a deputy of

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, after having been active in

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and elected with

Civic Choice Civic Choice ( it, Scelta Civica; SC) was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy founded by Mario Monti. The party was formed in the run-up of the 2013 general election to support the outgoing Prime Minister Monti and continue his polit ...

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and the

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. Ahead of the

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, due in September, the party rebranded itself on 27 July 2022 as an electoral list called National Civic List ( it, Lista Civica Nazionale) following the joining of mayors and local administrators, notably the former mayor of Parma and Italia in Comune leader

Federico Pizzarotti Federico Pizzarotti (born 7 October 1973) is an Italian politician, who served as mayor of Parma from 2012 to 2022. He was member of the Five Star Movement, and is now leader of Italia in Comune. He became the first Five Star Movement mayor in ...

and the former Minister of Transport and Mezzogiorno Federato party leader Claudio Signorile. The party initially sought an alliance with the

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; ultimately, it decided to run with

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's Italia Viva party due to their refusal to join the

Civic Commitment Civic Commitment ( it, Impegno Civico, IC) was an Italian centrist electoral alliance running in the 2022 general election, composed of Luigi Di Maio's Together for the Future (IpF) and Bruno Tabacci's Democratic Centre (CD). History In June 2 ...

list led by Luigi Di Maio. Separately from Pizzarotti, fellow leading Italia in Comune member

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organised the National Civic Agenda/Network and joined Civic Commitment. Later in August 2022, Pizzarotti and Falasca announced the breakup with Italia Viva and Action after having received spots in tough constituencies. Librandi stood as a candidate for More Europe. In late 2022, Falasca and Pizzarotti re-joined More Europe. In March 2023, the party was admitted to the European Democratic Party. In the run-up of the

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, the party, then led by Librandi, was a founding member of a broad, liberal and pro-Europeanist list named "

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", along with More Europe,

, the

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, the

Italian Radicals The Italian Radicals ( it, Radicali Italiani, RI) is a liberal and libertarian political party in Italy. Founded on 14 July 2001 with Daniele Capezzone as their first secretary, the party describes itself as "''liberale'', ''liberista'' nd''lib ...

and the European Liberal Democrats, in order to overcome the 4% electoral threshold. Contextually, Falasca and Pizzarotti left More Europe in dissent and joined Action.https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/04/10/lex-m5s-pizzarotti-lascia-piu-europa-e-si-candida-alle-europee-con-calenda-esce-anche-falasca-in-tanti-via-dal-partito-di-bonino/7508062

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