Green Front

The Green Front (Italian: Fronte Verde, FV), whose complete name is Green Front – Independent Ecologists (Italian: Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti, FVEI), is a small green political party in Italy, led by Vincenzo Galizia,[2] a former leader of the "National Youth" (the youth wing of the neo-fascist Tricolour Flame party).[3][4]

Green Front
Fronte Verde
PresidentVincenzo Galizia
Founded21 December 2006[1]
HeadquartersVia degli Scipioni, Rome
NewspaperRobinHoodpost
Youth wingGreen Front Young Ecologists
IdeologyGreen politics
Anti-capitalism
Anti-globalization
Direct democracy
Political positionBig tent
Colors  Green
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Regional
Councils
0 / 897
Website
www.fronteverde.net

The symbol of the party is a stylized archer.[5]

The Green Front does not declare itself to be of right-wing nor left-wing: it declares to be inspired "by a spiritual conception of life".[6] The party is in favor of direct democracy, anti-nuclear, anti-capitalist, anti-globalization and the self-determination of the peoples.

At the 2008 general election, the party presented its symbol, declaring to run without allying with other parties.[7] However, the party's president invited his electors to vote the For the Common Good electoral list,[8] led by Stefano Montanari and former senator Fernando Rossi. The list got 0.3% of the vote.[9]

At the 2009 European election, the party stipulated an agreement with the Liberal Democrats of Daniela Melchiorre,[10] but the list obtained a mere 0.2% of the vote.[11]

In March 2009, the National Assembly held in Rome changed the party's name into "Green Front – Independent Ecologists" and re-elected unanimously Vincenzo Galizia as National President.[12]

In the 2013 Lazio regional election, the Green Front supported Storace's candidacy for the presidency of the region.[13] The party got 0.07% of the votes, while Storace was defeated by the centre-left candidate Zingaretti.[14]

At the 2014 European election, the Green Front supported the candidates of the Northern League.[15]

In the 2019 European election, the Green Front supported two candidates of the leftist Green Europe list (Giuliana Farinaro and Elvira Maria Vernengo).[16] After the newspaper Il Foglio reported that Green Europe was supported by a party led by a former far-right politician,[3] Giuseppe Civati suspended his election campaign.[17][18][19]

Leadership
  • President: Vincenzo Galizia (2006–present)

References
  1. "Nasce il 'Fronte Verde'" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. "CHI SIAMO". Fronte Verde website (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. Capone, Luciano (10 May 2019). "Molte liste, ma confuse. La sinistra a sinistra del Pd va alle Europee". il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. Capone, Luciano (14 May 2019). "Scissioni e liti. Il Foglio manda in tilt il fronte dei Verdi". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. Maestri, Gabriele. "Green Arrow e Robin Hood: l'evoluzione del Fronte verde". I simboli della discordia (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. "CHI SIAMO" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. "Elezioni Politiche, presentato simbolo del 'Fronte Verde'". Fronte Verde website (in Italian). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  8. Galizia, Vincenzo (11 March 2008). "Elezioni Politiche, il Fronte Verde per il Bene Comune". VINCENZO GALIZIA - blog ufficiale (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  9. "Speciale elezioni 2008 – Elezioni politiche – Camera – Riepilogo nazionale". la Repubblica. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  10. Galizia, Vincenzo (7 May 2009). "Europee, Fronte Verde e Liberal Democratici stipulano alleanza". VINCENZO GALIZIA - blog ufficiale (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  11. "Speciale elezioni 2009 – Elezioni Europee 4–7 giugno 2009 – Italia in complesso". la Repubblica. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  12. "Nasce il 'Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti'". Fronte Verde website (in Italian). 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  13. "REGIONALI LAZIO 2013, VINCENZO GALIZIA: "IL FRONTE VERDE CON STORACE PRESIDENTE"". Roma Daily News. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  14. "Elezioni Regionali 2013 - Liste e risultati". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  15. "Roma: il Fronte Verde Ecologisti si schiera con la Lega Nord". Terzo Binario. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  16. "I candidati di estrema destra nelle liste dei Verdi". Il Post (in Italian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  17. "PIPPO CIVATI SI RITIRA DA EUROPEE/ "Estrema destra nella lista di Europa Verde"". IlSussidiario.net (in Italian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  18. ""Esponenti di estrema destra in Europa Verde". Civati si ritira dalle Europee". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  19. "Europee, Civati ferma la campagna elettorale: "Due candidate di destra in lista con me. Poca chiarezza dai Verdi"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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