Christian Revolution ( it, Rivoluzione Cristiana) was a

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led by Gianfranco Rotondi. The party was affiliated with

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

History

The party was founded on 27 June 2015 by the deputy of Forza Italia Gianfranco Rotondi. According to Rotondi, the political project of Christian Revolution is founded on the belief that there is still room for a force of Christian inspiration after the end of the

Christian Democracy Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

. On 6 July 2018 Rotondi announced the foundation of the Federation of Christian Democracy, with the adhesion of Christian Revolution, Angelo Sandri's

and other small Christian democratic parties. Rotondi was appointed coordinator of the federation. On 31 August 2018 the political activity of Christian Revolution was suspended, when the new Christian Democracy was launched in

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, with Rotondi as President of the party, Angelo Sandri as Vicar Deputy President, Franco De Simoni as Deputy President and

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as coordinator. On 19 December 2018 Gianfranco Rotondi, president of the Federation of Christian Democracy, Mario Tassone, secretary of the New CDU, Giorgio Merlo, leader of White Network and Renato Grassi, secretary of the historical

, signed a federative pact for the reconstitution of the

. On 8 June 2019, the Christian Democracy ceased its activities as a party and became a foundation, with Rotondi and

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as its guide.La Dc muore, anzi no: e Rotondi la trasforma in una fondazione
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References

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External links

Official website
Christian democratic parties in Italy Catholic political parties 2015 establishments in Italy Political parties established in 2015 Political party factions in Italy