Green Italia is a

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. The party was founded in June 2013 by a heterogeneous group of politicians, notably including

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(co-spokesperson of the

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and former independent MEP of the

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and Flavia Perina (

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and

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), Roberto Della Seta and Francesco Ferrante (former senators of the

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and former leaders of ''

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''),

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, Fiorello Cortiana and Anna Donati (former Green MPs; Boato, a former

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, is still an active member of that party), as well as

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entrepreneurs, intellectuals and activists. Granata left the party in November 2017 to join Diventerà Bellissima for the

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. For the

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the party presented joint lists with the Greens, under the name

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. The list obtained a mere 0.9% of the vote—and 6.0% among Italians abroad. In the municipal election of

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Francesco Fiore, a member of GI's national board, came fourth with 9.9% at the head of a civic list. In the

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the party ran along with the Federation of the Greens as

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. The list received 2.3% of the vote, quite an improvement from 2014, but still not enough to exceed the 4% threshold. In 2019–2020 GI was joined by two deputies, Rossella Muroni (independent in the group of Free and Equal) and Lorenzo Fioramonti (splinter from the

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and former minister of Education, University and Research), as well as Elly Schlein (former member of the Democratic Party and Vice President of

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). In the

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former MEP Elly Schlein is elected to the Chamber of Deputies as the first candidate on the

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list for the multi-member constituency Emilia Romagna 02.

Leadership

*Spokesperson: Oliviero Allotto (2013–2017), Annalisa Corrado / Carmine Maturo (2017–present) *President:

(2013–2015)

References

External links

Official website
{{Green parties 2013 establishments in Italy Green political parties in Italy Political parties established in 2013