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19-458: The coalition grew from Social Action , which was founded by Benito Mussolini's granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini after she left the National Alliance due to their attempts to move away from the party's fascist past . The group was committed to a strong Italian nationalism that celebrated and glorified its past, and has been particularly critical of Gianfranco Fini 's modernisation of

38-516: A difficult time for Berlusconi, as he was involved in numerous trials for corruption, fraud and sex offences . He was often found guilty in lower courts but used loopholes in Italy's legal system to evade incarceration. Berlusconi had also failed to meet some of his pre-election promises and had failed to prevent economic decline and introduce serious reforms. Many believed that the problems and doubts over Berlusconi's leadership and his coalition were one of

57-543: A result of this event Berlusconi moved for a confidence vote in the Chamber on 14 October, he won the vote with just 316 votes to 301, minimum required to retain a majority. An increasing number of Deputies continued to cross the floor and join the opposition and on 8 November the Chamber approved the law on the budget of the State previously rejected but with only 308 votes and 1 abstention, while opposition parties didn't participate in

76-522: The 2006 general election and by 2007 the party was almost disbanded as most of its original members returned to the National Alliance. Mussolini herself re-approached with Fini and was preparing her re-entry in AN when Silvio Berlusconi launched The People of Freedom (PdL). Mussolini decided to merge what remained of Social Action into the new party and was elected in the 2008 general election as part of

95-536: The second Prodi government on 24 January, the break-up of The Union coalition and the subsequent political crisis (which paved the way for a fresh general election in April 2008 ), Berlusconi, Gianfranco Fini and other party leaders finally agreed on 8 February 2008 to form a joint list named " The People of Freedom " ( Italian : Il Popolo della Libertà ), allied with the Northern League of Umberto Bossi and with

114-554: The Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini to Israel, where he described fascism as "the absolute evil" as he apologised for Italy's role as an Axis Power during the Second World War. Mussolini however defended the right of Israel to exist and declared that the world "should beg forgiveness of Israel". Mussolini then formed her party and organized a far-right coalition named Social Alternative . That

133-464: The Italian public by telephone on one of his television channels. Italian news agency ANSA reported that Berlusconi had remarked to his aides that "This is something that deeply saddens me". Berlusconi conceded that he had lost his parliamentary majority and concluded that "things like who leads or who doesn't lead the government was less important than doing what is right for the country." Berlusconi issued

152-628: The PdL. In October 2012, the balance of accounts of the People of Freedom showed that Social Action had received €100,000 of financial support from the PdL. Within the PdL Mussolini soon became the leader of the "pro-immigrant" wing of the party, often opposing some of the policies of the Berlusconi government or taking an independent line from it. Berlusconi IV Cabinet The fourth Berlusconi government

171-585: The Sicilian Movement for Autonomy of Raffaele Lombardo . In the snap parliamentary elections held on 13/14 April 2008 this coalition won against Walter Veltroni 's centre-left coalition in both houses of the Italian Parliament . Berlusconi and his ministers were sworn in on 8 May 2008. On 10 October the Chamber of Deputies rejected the law on the budget of the State proposed by the government. As

190-507: The alliance for the 2005 regional elections , only to leave it some months later. In the 2006 Italian general elections the coalition was a member of the defeated House of Freedoms and won no seats. This article about politics in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Social Action Social Action ( Italian : Azione Sociale , AS), previously known as Freedom of Action ( Libertà di Azione , LdA),

209-514: The factors that contributed to market anxieties over an imminent Italian financial disaster, which could have a potentially catastrophic effect on the 17-nation eurozone and the world economy. Many critics of Berlusconi accused him of using his power primarily to protect his own business ventures. Umberto Bossi , leader of the Northern League , a partner in Berlusconi's right-wing coalition, was quoted as informing reporters outside parliament, "We asked

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228-476: The government included 22 ministers and 39 under-secretaries, for a total of 61 members. At the end of its term the cabinet was composed of 24 ministers, 4 deputy ministers and 39 under-secretaries, for a total of 67 members. With 1287 days of tenure, it was second in longevity only to Berlusconi's second government (1409 days from 2001 to 2005) in the history of the Italian Republic. After the sudden fall of

247-474: The prime minister to step aside." CNN reported on 7 November that Berlusconi had previously denied the rumors that he was going to resign and had stated on his Facebook page that "The rumors of my resignation are groundless." On 12 November 2011, after a final meeting with his cabinet, Berlusconi met Italian president Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinal Palace to tender his resignation. He announced this to

266-639: The right. The alliance was disbanded in late 2006 and replaced by a new pact between Social Action, New Force , the Social Idea Movement , and the National Volunteers  [ it ] . Mussolini united her group with the Social Action for the 2004 European Parliament election , getting 1.23% of the vote and gaining one seat in the European Parliament . The Tricolour Flame joined

285-431: The vote to highlight that Berlusconi lost his majority. Among other things, his perceived failure to tackle Italy's debt crisis with an estimated debt sum of €1.9 trillion ($ 2.6 trillion) urged Berlusconi to leave office. The popularity of this decision was reflected in the fact that while he was resigning crowds sang the hallelujah portion of George Frederick Handel's "Messiah" , complete with some vocal accompaniment; there

304-477: Was a national-conservative political party in Italy , founded and led by politician Alessandra Mussolini , who is the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini . The party became a faction within Silvio Berlusconi 's People of Freedom party. Mussolini, who had been a member of the National Alliance (AN) since its foundation, suddenly left that party on 28 November 2003, following the visit of party leader and

323-400: Was a surprising move, as Mussolini, during her political career, had always taken social progressive stances on many issues, including abortion, artificial insemination , gay rights and civil unions . She has been an outspoken "feminist". and has been described by conservative commentators as a "socialist" and a "left-winger" The Social Alternative coalition was disbanded after

342-575: Was also dancing in the streets outside the Quirinal Palace , the official residence of the President of Italy , where Berlusconi went to tender his resignation. The austerity package was passed, it will raise €59.8 billion in savings from spending cuts and tax raises, including freezing public-sector salaries until 2014 and gradually increasing the retirement age for women in the private sector from 60 in 2014 to 65 in 2026. The resignation also came at

361-435: Was the 60th government of Italy , in office from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011. It was the fourth government led by Silvio Berlusconi , who then became the longest-serving Prime Minister of Italy of the Italian Republic (3340 days in office). The government was supported by a coalition between The People of Freedom (PdL) and the Northern League (LN), together with other smaller centre-right parties. At its formation,

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