Critical Left (Italian: Sinistra Critica, SC) was a communist and Trotskyist political party in Italy, affiliated to the Fourth International.
Critical Left Sinistra Critica | |
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| Spokespersons | Franco Turigliatto Flavia D'Angeli Piero Maestri |
| Founded | 8 December 2007 (as a political party) |
| Dissolved | 30 July 2013 |
| Split from | Communist Refoundation Party |
| Headquarters | Circonvallazione Casilina, 72-74 Rome |
| Newspaper | Erre |
| Membership | 1.200 |
| Ideology | Anti-Stalinism Communism Trotskyism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | European Anticapitalist Left |
| International affiliation | Fourth International |
| Coalition | Stand-alone |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| sinistracritica | |
History edit
Originally a Trotskyist faction within the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), it broke ranks on 8 December 2007 to become an independent political party.[1] From 2006 to 2008, SC had deputy Salvatore Cannavò and senator Franco Turigliatto who voted consistently against the Prodi II Cabinet and the latter was responsible of the first major crisis of the government on 22 February 2007.[2] After this, Turigliatto was expelled from the PRC in March.[3] In the 2008 general election, SC (890 members) ran its own lists and Flavia D'Angeli was chosen as candidate for Prime Minister of the party. In the election, SC gained 0.5% of the national vote.
SC dissolved in July 2013 and agreed to separate into two groupings which would each try out their different approaches, with the first grouping formed a new party called Anticapitalist Left while the second founded Internationalist Solidarity, a political association uninvolved in direct elections.[4][5][6]
Leadership edit
- Spokespersons: Salvatore Cannavò (2007–2009), Flavia D'Angeli (2008–present), Franco Turigliatto (2009–present) and Piero Maestri (2009–2013)
Electoral results edit
Parliament edit
Chamber of Deputies edit
| Election year | No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | No. of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 168,916 | 0.5 | 0 / 630
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Senate edit
| Election year | No. of overall votes | % of overall vote | No. of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 136.396 | 0.4 | 0 / 322
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References edit
- ^ "AGI News on - WELFARE. CANNAVO': NO TO CONFIDENCE VOTE". Archived from the original on 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ Info on archiviostorico.corriere.it
- ^ Info on archiviostorico.corriere.it
- ^ "Nadia de Mond: in women's liberation the first step is self-consciousness" Archived 2013-11-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "La separazione di Sinistra Critica" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Sinistra Anticapitalista ennesima riproposizione di una posizione politica fallimentare".
External links edit
Media related to Sinistra Critica at Wikimedia Commons