Civil Revolution (Italian: Rivoluzione Civile, RC) was a left-wing coalition of political parties in Italy.

Civil Revolution
Rivoluzione Civile
PresidentAntonio Ingroia
Founded29 December 2012
Dissolved2 April 2013
HeadquartersVia Marche 72 00187 Rome
IdeologyAnti-corruption[1]
Left-wing populism
Internal factions:
Communism[1]
Green politics[1]
Hard Euroscepticism
Political positionLeft-wing
ColoursRed, Orange

The coalition was headed by Antonio Ingroia, a former anti-mafia prosecutor of Palermo from 1992 to 2012 and then director of a UN investigation into illegal drug trade in Guatemala in 2012.

The foundation of RC was preceded by the manifesto Io ci sto, presented by Ingroia on 21 December in Rome. Among the signatories of this appeal were Franco Battiato, Fiorella Mannoia, Luigi de Magistris, Leoluca Orlando, Milly Moratti, Massimiliano Bruno, Max Paiella, Sabina Guzzanti, Vauro and Enrico Fierro.[2] The coalition had an anti-corruption platform.[3]

In the 2013 general election the party obtained 2.2% of the vote, returning no seats in the Italian Parliament.[3][4]

Soon after RC was dissolved on 2 April 2013,[3] Ingroia launched a new party named Civil Action (Italian: Azione Civile).[5]

Overview

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Civil Revolution was founded on 29 December 2012 in Rome by Ingroia and the following parties:[6]

Party Ideology Leader
Italy of Values (IdV) Anti-corruption Antonio Di Pietro
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) Communism Paolo Ferrero
Party of Italian Communists (PdCI) Communism Oliviero Diliberto
Federation of the Greens (FdV) Green politics Angelo Bonelli
The Network 2018 (LR2018) Anti-corruption Leoluca Orlando
Orange Movement (MA) Anti-corruption Luigi de Magistris

Subsequently, the following parties and organizations joined RC:

Electoral results

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Italian Parliament

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Chamber of Deputies
Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/– Leader
2013 765,172 2.25
0 / 630
Antonio Ingroia
Senate
Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/– Leader
2013 549,987 1.79
0 / 315
Antonio Ingroia

Leadership

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2013). "Italy". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Manifesto Io ci sto". Revoluzione Civile (in Italian). 2012-12-21. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ a b c Tom Lansford (8 April 2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 711. ISBN 978-1-4833-3327-4.
  4. ^ "Elezioni 2014". eligendo (in Italian). Ministero dell'Interno. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ^ "Ingroia scioglie "Rivoluzione Civile" e riparte da «Azione Civile". Corriere Della Sera (in Italian). 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  6. ^ Cucciniello, Cristina (2013-02-01). "Ingroia, ecco lo Statuto". L'Espresso (in Italian). la Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2014-07-15.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Salvatore Borsellino alla presentazione di Rivoluzione Civile a Palermo" (Video) (in Italian). YouTube. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  8. ^ "INGROIA E CAMBIARE SI PUO': SCELTA NO TAV E SPAZIO ALLA SOCIETA' CIVILE". Cambiare #Sipuò (in Italian). 2013-01-08. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  9. ^ "ANCHE NOI ECOCIVICI E VERDI EUROPEI CI STIAMO!" (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "Anche Il Nuovo Partito D'Azione Entra Nella Coalizione 'Rivoluzione Civile'" (in Italian). Orangeforum.forumfree.it. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  11. ^ "Tre leader in corsa e 2 outsider, fine sfida Berlusconi-sinistra" (in Italian). TM News. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  12. ^ CHI SIAMO
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