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United Socialists (Italy)
United Socialists – PSI ( it, Socialisti Uniti – PSI) was a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Its leaders were Bobo Craxi and Saverio Zavettieri. History The party, which was launched at a convention in Rome on 10 October 2009, would emerge from the merger of The Italian Socialists, the faction of the Socialist Party (PS) around Craxi (who was the founder of The Italian Socialists in 2005) and possibly some other figures from the late Italian Socialist Party. Craxi had earlier left the PS because he did not agree with its merger into Left Ecology Freedom (SEL). However, in November, the PS refused to merge into SEL too. Subsequently Craxi renewed his party membership. In 2011 the party merged into the |
Saverio Zavettieri
Saverio Zavettieri (born 21 June 1942) was an Italian politician and trade unionist. Biography Trade unionist of the CGIL since 1960, Zavattieri entered politics in 1980. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1983, among the ranks of the Italian Socialist Party. He was re-elected also in 1987 and 1992. In 2000 he was appointed Assessor (Italy), Assessor for Education, Cultural Heritage, University and Research in the regional government of Calabria led by the centre-right president Giuseppe Chiaravalloti. Subsequently he joined the New PSI. In February 2004 he suffered a very serious attack: two assassins tried to kill him in his home in Bova Marina and only the armored glass of the window prevented the bullet from killing him. He declared that the attack was linked to a mixture of politics and the 'Ndrangheta, also linking it to the murder of Francesco Fortugno that would have occurred the next year. In 2005, at the fifth congress of the New PSI, he sanctioned with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |