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image by Andrea Pollett, 28 April 2009
image by Andrea Pollett, 28 April 2009
Sinistra e Libertà (Left and Liberty) - This is a new
coalition, founded in March 2006, which includes:
- Sinistra Democratica (Democratic Left), i.e. the faction that
broke off from the Left Democrats in 2007, judging their policy
too centre-wise;
- Movimento per la Sinistra (Movement for the Left), i.e. the
faction that broke off from the Communist Refoundation Party in
early 2009, judging their policy too radically left-wise;
- Partito Socialista (Socialist Party);
- Federazione dei Verdi (Green Federation);
- Unire La Sinistra (Unite The Left), a small faction that broke
off the Party of Italian Communists in 2008, judging their policy
too radically left-wise.
The coalition will take part in the European elections in June
2009. The flag is red, with the round logo in central position.
The upper half of the logo is red, marked by a thick white
outline, and bears the word "SINISTRA" in white. The
bottom half is white, bearing the words "e LIBERTÀ" in
green; below the words are three small symbols: (from the left) a
red rose with twelve stars around its stem (i.e. the symbol of
the Socialist group in the European Parliament), a green circle
with a smiling sun and a white band saying "VERDI"
(i.e. the logo of the Green Federation) and a red chevron with a
white/green outline (i.e. the symbol of the European United Left
/ Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament).
The lettering is in uppercase, except the word "e",
which is in lowercase and in italics style.
The first time I saw this flag, on the day the coalition leaders
held their first public speech (march 21, 2009), the background
colour was white.
But ever since, I only saw the red version of the flag, a colour
that appears much more consistent with the political orientation
of the coalition. I don't know whether the dual version was
deliberately planned, or whether the chosen colour was initially
white, and was changed into red at a later stage. In either case,
I guess that sympathizers may dislike the first colour; this
would give reason for the early discontinuation of the white
flag.
A picture of the white flag held by the party leaders can be seen
here.
In this version, the size of the logo appears slightly smaller
and surrounded by a thin black outline.
I am presently unable to tell whether the white flag can be
officially considered a pattern still in use or a very
short-living obsolete variant.
Andrea Pollett, 28 April 2009
Here is a photography
by me, taken 23 May 2009, at Verona.
Marcus Schmöger, 1 June 2009
image by Marcus Schmöger, 7 August 2002
"Lista di Pietro - Italia dei Valori" (List di
Pietro - Italy of the Values <www.antoniodipietro.org>)
- This is another "one-man band" party, founded and led
by Antonio di Pietro, former public prosecutor in Milano. As
such, di Pietro was one of the protagonists in the so-called
"Mani pulite" (clean hands) action against the
widespread corruption in politics and economics (involving, inter
alia, former prime minister Bettino Craxi and current prime
minister Silvio Berlusconi). Di Pietro and his group first took
part in the foundation of the "Democratici" of Prodi,
but later became independent again. They did not ally themselves
with the center-left coalition for the 2001 elections, but
presented their own list. The party only won 3,9% of the votes
and it failed to get a deputy elected, as there exists a
4%-hurdle in the proportional vote.
The logo is described (at <www.antoniodipietro.org>
) as follows:
"Linea di circonferenza azzurro europa con all'interno del
cerchio, nella metà superiore del campo, su sfondo azzurro
decrescente dall'alto verso il centro la figura stilizzata di un
gabbiano in quadricromia con i colori - da sinistra verso destra
in rosso, giallo, verde, celeste-azzurro (quest'ultimo da sfumato
a intenso) e con la scritta "Lista" in maiuscolo
corsivo di color nero, posta in posizione centrale e spostata a
sinistra del cerchio, sopra la scritta "DI PIETRO" (di
colore azzurro europa) in maiuscolo, a caratteri cubitali,
corsivo, con il puntino sulla i di colore rosso e con
quest'ultima lettera più piccola rispetto alle altre, la
"o" in parte sotto l'ala destra del gabbiano; inoltre
con la scritta "ITALIA DEI VALORI" in maiuscolo, a
semicerchio lungo la circonferenza interna inferiore del cerchio
stesso".
(A circular line of European blue, with in the upper half of the
field, on a background of blue fading from top to center, the
stylized four-coloured figure of a sea-gull with the colours -
from left to right - red, yellow, green, azure (the last from
toned down to intense) and with the inscription "Lista"
in upper-case italics of black colour, in a central position and
shifted to the left of the circle, over the inscription "DI
PIETRO" (of European blue colour) in very large upper-case
italics, with the dot on the i in red colour and this latter
letter smaller than the others, the "o" in part under
the right wing of the sea-gull; furthermore with the inscription
"ITALIA DEI VALORI" in upper-case letters, in a
semi-circle along the lower inner side of the circular line.)
Logo at <www.antoniodipietro.org>.
This logo is also used on flags with a white background. Fotos at
<0036.jpg>,
<0044.jpg>,
<0054.jpg>,
<0043.jpg>,
<0031.jpg>,
<0032.jpg>
and <0033.jpg>.
Marcus Schmöger, 7 August 2002
image by Marcus Schmöger, 17 July 2002
.gif)
logo
image by Marcus Schmöger, 17 July 2002
Flag and logo of the "Margherita", the sub-coalition
of the The Olive Tree (L'Ulivo )
coalition joining together more or less centrist parties.
Marcus Schmöger, 17 July 2002
"Margherita" ("Democrazia è libertà - La
Margherita" = Democracy is Freedom - The White Ox-Eye <www.margheritaonline.it>)
- The Margherita is a sub-coalition of the "L'Ulivo"
coalition joining together parties claiming heritage of the old
DC ("Democrazia Cristiana" = Christian Democracy). The
more right-wing fission products of the DC belong to "Casa
delle Libertà", sub-coalition "UDC" (see 1.4).
The leader of "Margherita" is Francesco Rutelli. The
parties of the Margherita coalition form a common parliamentary
group in the Camera dei Deputati (77 deputies) and the Senato (37
senators); the UDEUR members, however, had left the common groups
in June/July 2002. Recently (March 2002) the three remaining
parties of the coalition (PPI, Democratici, Rinnovamento
Italiano) decided to formalize Margherita as a party under the
name "Democrazia è libertà - La Margherita", thus
dissolving the formerly independent parties. The current logo of
"Margherita" is divided pale-blue over white over
green, in the center a white ox-eye; at the top the inscription
"DEMOCRAZIA È LIBERTÀ" (Democracy is freedom), at the
bottom the inscription "LA MARGHERITA". Logo at <www.margheritaonline.it>.
The former logo of "Margherita" was divided pale-blue
over white over green, in the center a white ox-eye; in the upper
right corner the logos of the four parties belonging to the
coalition, in the upper left corner the inscription
"Democrazia è libertà" (Democracy is freedom), at the
bottom the inscription "con Rutelli" (with Rutelli).
The flag is simply divided pale-blue over white over green, in
the center a white ox-eye. Fotos of the flag at <www.margheritaonline.it>,
<rutelli02.jpg>,
<rutelli03.jpg>,<rutelli04.jpg>,
<rutelli05.jpg>,
<rutelli06.jpg>,
<rutelli07.jpg>,
<rutelli08.jpg>,
<www.ulivo.it>f
and <www.democraticiperlulivo.it>.
Marcus Schmöger, 1 August 2002
image by Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
MIS ("Movimento Italia Sociale" = Movement Social
Italy <www.movitaliasociale.org>)
- The MIS is another neo-fascist party especially stressing its
roots in the "Repubblica Sociale Italiano" of 1943-45.
It has been founded in 2001. The logo shows a waving Tricolore
with a black eagle (reminiscent of the war flag of the
"Repubblica Sociale Italiano") and the inscription
"MOVIMENTO ITALIA SOCIALE". The statute (Art. 2) at
<www.movitaliasociale.org/statuto.htm>
describes the symbol: "L'emblema del Movimento Italia
Sociale è costituito dalla scritta Movimento Italia Sociale di
colore nero su fondo azzurro, un'aquila di colore nera con alle
spalle la bandiera tricolore." (The emblem of the Movimento
Italia Sociale consists of the inscription Movimento Italia
Sociale in black colour on a blue background, and an eagle of
black colour having on its shoulders the tricoloured flag). Logo
at <www.movitaliasociale.org/logo.JPG>.
The flag shows the logo on a white field and shows the party name
a second time. Flag at <www.movitaliasociale.org/banco3.JPG>.
Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
image by Marcus Schmöger, 12 July 2002
A right-wing party
G. Vacca, 22 September 1997
AN ("Alleanza Nazionale" = National Alliance <http://www.alleanzanazionale.it>)
- The AN is the successor party of the old MSI (Movimento Sociale
Italiano), a neo-fascist party. Under the leadership of
Gianfranco Fini the MSI renamed to AN in 1994 (including other
forces of the right), and has struggled to be accepted as a
modern right-conservative party rather than a neo-fascist party.
The more radical wing of the old MSI has constituted itself as
MSI-Fiamma Tricolore. This development is similar to the
development of the old PCI via PDS to the DS, including the
separation of the radical wing of the old PCI as Rifondazione
Comunista. The AN currently holds 99 out of 630 seats in the
Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and 45 out of 325 in
the Senate (Senato). In the European Parliament the AN is part of
the UEN (Union for Europe of the Nations) group of euro-sceptical
parties (together with the French "Rassemblement pour la
France", the Irish "Fianna Fáil", the Portuguese
"CDS-Partido Popular" and the Danish "Dansk
Folkeparti").
The statute describes the symbol (logo) of the party at <www.alleanzanazionale.it>:
"Art. 1 - L' emblema di Alleanza Nazionale è costituito
dalla scritta bianca Alleanza Nazionale su fondo azzurro e da una
Fiamma Tricolore (verde, bianco, rosso) su base trapezoidale
contenete la sigla MSI in giallo-oro su fondo rosso." (The
emblem of the Alleanza Nazionale consists of the white
inscription Alleanza Nazionale on a blue field and a tricolored
flame (green, white, red) on a trapezoid base containing the
abbreviation MSI in golden-yellow on a red field.) The logo
obviously refers to the roots of the AN in the old MSI. <cedweb.mininterno.it:8890>.
The flag is blue over white, with the logo at the bottom and the
white inscription "Alleanza Nazionale" at the top. It
comes in two sizes, the bigger one (150 x 250 cm) can be bought
for 31 EURO at <www.alleanzanazionale.it>.
Photos of the flag at: <www.an-mestre.it>
, <www.agdinella-taurianova.net/20.jpg>,
<24.jpg>,
<29.jpg>,
<30.jpg>,
<www.agdinella-taurianova.net>,
<www.azione-giovani.it>,
<www.azione-giovani.it/finicomo1.jpg>,
<Comizio1.jpg>,
<www.alleanzanazionale-ancona.it>
and <www.mussolini.net>.
Marcus Schmöger, 19 and 27 July 2002
Alleanza Nazionale party (at the right side of the spectrum,
and currently 2nd biggest partner in the government coalition)
tried once to use the elephant in an election coalition, together
with Mr. Segni' s "Pact for Italy" but the poll result
was discouraging and therefore the symbol was dropped. See http://space.tin.it/internet/alcavall/gadgets/elefante.gif
Alessio F. Bragadini, 20 July 2002
Azione Giovani (Action Juveniles)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 27 January 2008
image by Eugene Ipavec, 27 January 2008
The youth organization of the AN (Alleanza nazionale) is the
AG (Azione Giovani = Action Juveniles <http://www.azionegiovani.org>).
The AG has its own flag. The flag is white, shows the logo and
some inscriptions. Fotos at <www.azione-giovani.it/SerieB.jpg>,
<SerieB2.jpg>,
<SerieB3.jpg>,
<SerieB4.jpg>
and <www.agdinella-taurianova.net>.
Logo at <space.tin.it>.
Beside their own flag members of the AG obviously does use also
flags with the celtic cross. See
fotos at <www.agdinella-taurianova.net/20.jpg>,
<27.jpg>,
<32.jpg>
and <35.jpg>.
Marcus Schmöger, 27 July 2002
There's a picture on the Colombian newspaper El
Espectador published today, where some right-wing Italians
cheering for the dismisal of Romano Prodi as Italian Prime
Minister. In the picture one can see several flags being waived,
amont them the National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) and what
seems to be its youth movement. On the picture one can read
Azione Giovani (Youth Action).
E.R., 25 January 2008
A more common variant appears at <romaest.leonardo.it>
- white with llarger logo.
Eugene Ipavec, 27 January 2008
image by Marcus Schmöger, 8 April 2003
.gif)
image by Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
"Fronte Sociale Nazionale" (National Social Front,
a.k.a. "Fronte Nazionale" <www.frontenazionale.it>)
- The neo-fascist "Fronte Nazionale" has been founded
in 1997 as a fission from the MSFT, and renamed itself into
"Fronte Sociale Nazionale" in 2001. There had been
several other groups in the past using the name "Fronte
Nazionale". The name has been chosen to recall the French
"Front National" of Le Pen. In the 2001 elections the
party got 0,06% and 0,3% of the votes (Camera and Senato,
respectively). The symbol shows - beside the inscriptions
"FN" and "Fronte Sociale Nazionale" - a
largely stylized tricoloured flame recalling the old MSI symbol.
I have not found any flag. The symbol is described in the statute
(Art. 3) at <www.frontenazionale.it/statuto.htm>:
"Il Fronte ha per simbolo una figura geometrica, recante i
colori della bandiera nazionale verde, bianco e rosso, con i
vertici allungati verso l'alto, che poggia su di una base formata
dalle lettere FN, il tutto inscritto in un cerchio contenente le
parole "FRONTE SOCIALE NAZIONALE"." (The Fronte
has as symbol a geometric figure, showing the colours of the
national flag green, white and red, with the apexes elongated to
the top, which rests upon a base formed of the letters FN, the
whole inscribed in a circle containing the words "FRONTE
SOCIALE NAZIONALE")
Logo at <cedweb.mininterno.it:8890>
and <www.frontenazionale.it/fsn1.jpg>.
Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
Flag (?) at Website (Previous?)
image by Ivan Sarajcic, 10 April 2003
I don't think that the flag that can be seen at <www.frontenazionale.it/ordinazioni.htm>
is the "flag" of the Fronte Nazionale. All the fotos at
their website consistently show a different flag, namely a blue
(sometimes perhaps a black?) field with (a variant of) the logo
in the center. See <www.frontenazionale.it/sala.jpg>,
<immagi4.jpg>,
<Image6.jpg>,
<immagi5.jpg>
and more. What was reported, although the filename is
"bandiera.jpg", is probably a symbol used for election
posters or for the internet (similar to the English use of the
word "banner" in the latter context).
Marcus Schmöger, 8 April 2003
There is some confussion between Fronte Nazionales and Fronte
sociale Nazionale. Fronte Nazionale, I believe, has black, white
red flag. When renamed Fronte sociale in 2001 the flag used was
the blue one but frequently with the old emblem. The black, white
red colors seems to be the main colors in <web.tiscali.it>
and with the emblem of the Fronte Sociale, as flag, in <www.frontenazionale.it/assprog.jpg>.
An unclear photo can be see in <www.misteriditalia.com>.
The blue flag can be partielly viewed at <www.farefronte.it>.
Jaume Olle', 9 April 2003
