4-470: Dellutriani refers to the faction around Marcello Dell'Utri , a leading member of Forza Italia and, later, of The People of Freedom , a political party in Italy . Generally speaking, they had been proponents of a stronger party organization in opposition to Scajoliani . The national organization of Dell'Utri is named Clubs of Good Government , which were first launched in 1999 "in order to contribute to
8-485: The development and circulation of liberal culture". Through these clubs Dell'Utri, along with other grassroots networks, has been able to elect young people to the Italian Parliament , notably including Nicola Formichella . Political faction A political faction is a group of people with a common political purpose, especially a subgroup of a political party that has interests or opinions different from
12-601: The ideological spectrum. The first president of the United States, George Washington , warned of political factions in his famous farewell address from 1796. He warned of political parties generally, as according to Washington, political party loyalty when prioritized over duty to the nation and commitment to principles, was considered to be a major threat to the survival of a democratic constitutional republic : Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight),
16-489: The rest of the political party. Intragroup conflict between factions can lead to schism of the political party into two political parties. The Ley de Lemas electoral system allows the voters to indicate on the ballot their preference for political factions within a political party. Political factions can represent voting blocs . Political factions require a weaker party discipline . Research indicates that factions can play an important role in moving their host party along
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