The Social Democratic Rebirth (''Rinascita Socialdemocratica''), whose complete name is Movement of Social Democratic Rebirth (''Movimento di Rinascita Socialdemocratica''), is a

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minor political party in Italy.

History

The party was founded by

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on 17 February 1996 with a split from

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(''Socialdemocrazia Liberale Europea'', SOLE) of Enrico Ferri, who wanted to federate the movement with the

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, while Preti insisted for an alliance with

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. In 2000, the party federated itself with the

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, which changed its name into Socialist Party − Social Democracy (''Partito Socialista − Socialdemocrazia''). In 2001, it changed its name into Social Democratic Party (''Partito Socialdemocratico''). In 2006, the PSD formed a federation with Sergio De Gregorio's party,

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. After the legal recourse to the court of Rome by Giorgio Carta (leader of the

Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party (, PSDI), also known as Italian Social Democratic Party, was a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. The longest serving partner in government for Christian Democracy, the PSDI had been an im ...

) against the name and the logo of the PSD, in 2007 the party, through an extrajudicial settlement, decided to resolve the controversy returning to the old name Social Democratic Rebirth. In 2007, the former PSDI leader Franco Nicolazzi joined the party, which was renamed Party of Social Democrats (''Partito dei Socialdemocratici''). After some divergences between the two groups into the party, there was a split: Preti and Vittorino Navarra maintained the name of Social Democratic Rebirth, while the Nicolazzi's group obtained the name of Party of Social Democrats (''Partito dei Socialdemocratici''). Since Preti's death in 2009, the party was led by Vittorino Navarra. The party endorsed

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in the

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. In 2016, the party campaigned for No in the

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. In the same year, they endorsed the

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candidate for the mayoral election in

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. In 2020, the party endorsed the centre-right coalition candidate, Daniele Marchetti (

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), for the mayoral election in

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. In the

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, the party aligned with centre-right coalition.

Leadership

*President:

(1996–2009), Vittorino Navarra (2009–present) **Vice President: Gianni Manzolini (1996–present) **Coordinator: Furio Zanelli (2006–present)

References

External links

Official website
{{Italian political parties Political parties established in 1996 Social democratic parties in Italy 1996 establishments in Italy it:Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano#La fondazione di "Rinascita Socialdemocratica" di Luigi Preti nel 1996