Green Front

{{short description|Italian political party}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Green Front

| native_name = Fronte Verde

| logo = File:Logo of Green Front.png

| president = Vincenzo Galizia

| foundation = 21 December 2006{{Cite web|url=https://www.fronteverde.net/2006/12/21/nasce-il-fronte-verde/|title=Nasce il 'Fronte Verde'|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-10-14}}

| headquarters = Via degli Scipioni, Rome

| newspaper = RobinHoodpost

| youth_wing = Green Front Young

| ideology = Green politics
Anti-capitalism
Anti-globalization
Direct democracy

| national = PBC (2008)

Freedom (2024)

| colors = {{Color box|#006400|border=darkgray}} Dark Green

| seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|400|hex=#008000}}

| seats2_title = Senate

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|200|hex=#008000}}

| seats3_title = European Parliament

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|76|hex=#008000}}

| seats4_title = Regional
Councils

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|1|897|hex=#008000}}

| website = [https://www.fronteverde.net/ www.fronteverde.net]

| colorcode = #008000

| country = Italy

}}

The Green Front ({{langx|it|Fronte Verde}}, FV), whose complete name is Green Front – Independent Ecologists ({{langx|it|Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti}}, FVEI), is a green political party in Italy, led by Vincenzo Galizia,{{Cite web |title=CHI SIAMO |url=https://www.fronteverde.net/chi-siamo/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Fronte Verde website |language=it-IT}} a former leader of the "National Youth" (the youth wing of the far-right Tricolour Flame party).{{Cite web |last=Capone |first=Luciano |date=2019-05-10 |title=Molte liste, ma confuse. La sinistra a sinistra del Pd va alle Europee |url=https://www.ilfoglio.it/politica/2019/05/10/news/molte-liste-ma-confuse-la-sinistra-a-sinistra-del-pd-va-alle-europee-254016/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=il Foglio |language=it}}{{Cite web |last=Capone |first=Luciano |date=2019-05-14 |title=Scissioni e liti. Il Foglio manda in tilt il fronte dei Verdi |url=https://www.ilfoglio.it/politica/2019/05/14/news/scissioni-e-liti-il-foglio-manda-in-tilt-il-fronte-dei-verdi-254503/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Il Foglio |language=it}}

The symbol of the party is a stylized archer similar to Robin Hood.{{Cite web |last=Maestri |first=Gabriele| title=Green Arrow e Robin Hood: l'evoluzione del Fronte verde |url=http://www.isimbolidelladiscordia.it/2015/01/green-arrow-e-robin-hood-levoluzione.html |access-date=2019-10-14 |website=I simboli della discordia |language=it}}{{Cite web |last=Bravetti |first=Antonio |title=Capitani, nani, giganti: parte la carovana di Cateno De Luca in corsa per le elezioni europee |url=https://www.dire.it/06-04-2024/1028130-carovana-cateno-de-luca-liberta-elezioni-europee/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=DIRE agenzia di stampa nazionale |date=6 April 2024 |language=it}} The name of the Movement's newspaper (RobinHoodPost), too, refers to the legendary heroic outlaw.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

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". The party is in favor of direct democracy, anti-nuclear, anti-capitalist, anti-globalization and the self-determination of the peoples.{{Cite web |title=CHI SIAMO |url=https://www.fronteverde.net/chi-siamo/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Fronte Verde website |language=it-IT}}

The party is "twinned" with the Ecology at the Centre in France.{{Cite web|date=2023-03-22 |title=Fronte Verde Più Eco|url=https://pushpull.altervista.org/fronte-verde-piu-eco-2023/ |website=Pushpull|language=it-IT

}}

At the 2008 general election, the party presented its symbol, declaring to run without allying with other parties.{{Cite web |date=2008-03-01 |title=Elezioni Politiche, presentato simbolo del 'Fronte Verde' |url=https://www.fronteverde.net/2008/03/01/elezioni-politiche-presentato-simbolo-del-fronte-verde/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Fronte Verde website |language=it-IT}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=December 2022}} However, the party's president invited his electors to vote the For the Common Good electoral list,{{Cite web |last=Galizia |first=Vincenzo |date=2008-03-11 |title=Elezioni Politiche, il Fronte Verde per il Bene Comune |url=https://vincenzogalizia.blogspot.com/2008/03/elezioni-politiche-il-fronte-verde-per.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Vincenzo Galizia - blog ufficiale |language=it}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=December 2022}} led by Stefano Montanari and former senator Fernando Rossi. The list got 0.33% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/speciale/2008/elezioni/camera/riepilogo_nazionale.html|title=Speciale elezioni 2008 – Elezioni politiche – Camera – Riepilogo nazionale|website=la Repubblica|access-date=11 October 2019}}

At the 2009 European election, the party stipulated an agreement with the Liberal Democrats of Daniela Melchiorre,{{Cite web |last=Galizia |first=Vincenzo |date=2009-05-07 |title=Europee, Fronte Verde e Liberal Democratici stipulano alleanza |url=https://vincenzogalizia.blogspot.com/2009/05/europee-fronte-verde-e-liberal.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=VINCENZO GALIZIA - blog ufficiale |language=it}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=December 2022}} but the list obtained a mere 0.23% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/speciale/2009/elezioni/europee/italia.html|title=Speciale elezioni 2009 – Elezioni Europee 4–7 giugno 2009 – Italia in complesso|website=la Repubblica|access-date=11 October 2019}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2009-03-02 |title=Nasce il 'Fronte Verde – Ecologisti Indipendenti' |url=https://www.fronteverde.net/2009/03/02/nasce-il-movimento-fronte-verde-ecologisti-indipendenti/ |access-date=2019-10-14 |website=Fronte Verde website |language=it-IT}}

In the 2013 Lazio regional election, the Green Front supported Storace's candidacy for the presidency of the region.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-13 |title=Regionali Lazio 2013, Vincenzo Galizia: "Il Fronte Verde Con Storace Presidente" |url=https://www.romadailynews.it/politica/regionali-lazio-2013-vincenzo-galizia-il-fronte-verde-con-storace-presidente-0139011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131074455/https://www.romadailynews.it/politica/regionali-lazio-2013-vincenzo-galizia-il-fronte-verde-con-storace-presidente-0139011/ |archive-date=31 January 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=Roma Daily News}} The party got 0.07% of the votes, present only in the Frosinone constituency where it took 0.76% while Storace was defeated by the centre-left candidate Zingaretti.{{Cite web |title=Elezioni Regionali 2013 - Liste e risultati|url=https://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2013/elezioni/regionali/lazio.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928234812/https://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2013/elezioni/regionali/lazio.html |archive-date=28 September 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=La Repubblica}}{{Cite web |title=Elezioni Regionali 2013 - Liste e risultati|url=https://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2013/elezioni/regionali/circoscrizioni/frosinone.html|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928234812/https://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2013/elezioni/regionali/lazio.html |archive-date=28 September 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=La Repubblica}}

At the 2014 European election, the Green Front supported the candidates of the Northern League.{{Cite web |date=2014-05-06 |title=Roma: il Fronte Verde Ecologisti si schiera con la Lega Nord |url=https://www.terzobinario.it/roma-il-fronte-verde-ecologisti-si-schiera-con-la-lega-nord/39388 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814224854/https://www.terzobinario.it/roma-il-fronte-verde-ecologisti-si-schiera-con-la-lega-nord/39388 |archive-date=14 August 2019 |access-date=14 August 2019 |website=Terzo Binario}}

In the 2019 European election, the Green Front supported two candidates of the leftist Green Europe list (Giuliana Farinaro and Elvira Maria Vernengo).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilpost.it/2019/05/11/estrema-destra-verdi-civati/|title=I candidati di estrema destra nelle liste dei Verdi|date=2019-05-11|website=Il Post|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-10-13}} After the newspaper Il Foglio reported that Green Europe was supported by a party led by a former far-right politician, Giuseppe Civati suspended his election campaign.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-11 |title=Pippo Civati Si Ritira da Europee / "Estrema destra nella lista di Europa Verde" |url=https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/politica/pippo-civati-si-ritira-da-europee-estrema-destra-nella-lista-di-europa-verde/1881702/ |access-date=2019-10-13 |website=IlSussidiario.net |language=it}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.agi.it/politica/civati_si_ritira_europee_europa_verde-5472335/news/2019-05-11/|title="Esponenti di estrema destra in Europa Verde". Civati si ritira dalle Europee|website=Agi|date=11 May 2019 |language=it|access-date=2019-10-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2019/05/11/europee-civati-ferma-la-campagna-elettorale-due-candidate-di-destra-in-lista-con-me-poca-chiarezza-dai-verdi/5171630/|title=Europee, Civati ferma la campagna elettorale: "Due candidate di destra in lista con me. Poca chiarezza dai Verdi"|date=2019-05-11|website=Il Fatto Quotidiano|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-10-14}}

In the 2020 Marche regional elections, the Green Front entered the civic list Movimento per le Marche, supporting the centre-right coalition presidential candidate Francesco Acquaroli. Acquaroli won the elections, but the list Movimento per le Marche obtained only the 0.9% of the votes.{{Cite web|url=https://elezioni.repubblica.it/2020/elezioni-regionali/marche/|title=Elezioni Marche - risultati - riepilogo regionale|date=2020-09-23|website=La Repubblica|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-07-29}}

In the 2024 European election, the Green Front was part of the Freedom coalition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adnkronos.com/politica/europee-cde-luca-altre-4-stelle-nel-firmamento-di-liberta-dopo-voto-confederazione_SEynx1hLE0hBpYDWH0lpS#google_vignette|title=Europee, De Luca: "altre 4 stelle nel firmamento della Libertà. Dopo voto Confederazione"|date=2024-04-04|website=Adnkronos|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.isimbolidelladiscordia.it/2024/04/liberta-de-luca-tocca-quota-17-simboli.html|title=Libertà, De Luca tocca quota 17 simboli e forse non si ferma: "Cu sapi?".|date=2024-04-04|website=I simboli della discordia|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://taorminanews24.com/europee-de-luca-aggiunge-altri-4-movimenti-alla-sua-lista/|title=Europee, De Luca aggiunge altri 4 movimenti alla sua lista|date=2024-04-04|website=Taorminianews24|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/politica/2024/04/06/news/capitano_ultimo_liberta_cateno_de_luca-14201261/|title=Il colpo di scena di Cateno De Luca: così nella lista Libertà è spuntato il nome di Capitano Ultimo|date=2024-04-06|website=La Stampa|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/04/06/capitano-ultimo-si-toglie-il-passamontagna-e-scopre-il-volto-dopo-31-anni-per-candidarsi-alle-elezioni-europee-con-cateno-de-luca/7503779/|title=Capitano Ultimo scopre il volto dopo 31 anni per candidarsi alle elezioni europee con Cateno De Luca|date=2024-04-06|website=Il Fatto Quotidiano|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-04-28}} The list obtained a mere 1.22%,{{Cite web|url=https://results.elections.europa.eu/it/italia/|title=Risultati delle elezioni europee|date=2024-07-18|website=Parlamento Europeo|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-07-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.corriere.it/elezioni/2024/europee/italia/|title=Risultati in Italia alle elezioni europee 2024|date=2024-06-12|website=Corriere della Sera|language=it-IT|access-date=2024-07-22}}{{Cite web|title=Elezioni Europee, i risultati definitivi in Italia tutti i dati|date=2024-06-10|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/attualita/10-06-2024/elezioni-europee-2024-i-risultati-definitivi-in-italia-tutti-i-dati.shtml |language=it-IT|access-date=2024-07-22}} without electing any deputies.