National Movement for Sovereignty
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|name = National Movement for Sovereignty
|native_name = Movimento Nazionale per la Sovranità
|logo = Movimento Nazionale per la Sovranità.png
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|leader1_title = Secretary
|leader1_name = Marco Cerreto
|leader2_title = President
|leader2_name = Roberto Menia
|foundation = 18 February 2017
|merger = National Action
The Right
|dissolution = 7 December 2019
|merged = Brothers of Italy
|headquarters = Via Giovanni Paisiello 40, Rome, Italy
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|youth_wing = Identitary Youth
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|ideology = National conservatism
Souverainism
Euroscepticism
|position = Right-wing to far-right
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|seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies
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|seats2_title = Senate
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|seats3_title = European Parliament
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|website = [http://www.movimento-nazionale.it www.movimento-nazionale.it]
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The National Movement for Sovereignty ({{langx|it|Movimento Nazionale per la Sovranità}}, MNS) was a national-conservative political party in Italy, founded on 18 February 2017, with the merger of National Action and The Right.{{cite web|url=http://www.secoloditalia.it/2017/02/movimento-nazionale-per-la-sovranita-gli-interventi-al-congresso/|title=Congresso Movimento nazionale, Storace |date=18 February 2017|work=secoloditalia.it}} Its founders were Gianni Alemanno and Francesco Storace, both former ministers and former leaders of the two founding parties, respectively.
The MNS had his powerbase in Lazio, the region of Rome and a traditional stronghold of Italian right-wing parties: Alemanno served as mayor of Rome (2008–2013), Storace as President of Lazio (2000–2005).
The party was finally merged into Brothers of Italy in December 2019.
History
The roots of the MNS can be traced in the tradition of the Italian Social Movement (MSI), the party of the post-fascist right, and its successor, National Alliance (AN), launched in 1993 and established in 1995. Both National Action and The Right are heirs of that tradition. The latter was founded in 2007 by former President of Lazio Francesco Storace, who opposed the merger of National Alliance into The People of Freedom, while National Action was launched in 2015 by former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno. Both Alemanno and Storace hailed from the Social Right faction of the defunct National Alliance.
During its founding congress in February 2017, the MNS elected Alemanno secretary and Storace president.[http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Storace-presidente-Alemanno-segretario-Movimento-nazionale-sovranita-5d436a2a-621e-4a53-bc1b-843cf9ad0446.html ]{{dead link|date=October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/alemanno-apre-fdi-lavoriamo-insieme-1366197.html |title=Alemanno apre a Fdi: "Lavoriamo insieme" |language=it |work=Ilgiornale.it |date=20 February 2017 |access-date=29 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.unionesarda.it/articolo/politica_italiana/2017/02/19/nasce_il_movimento_nazionale_per_la_sovranit_storace_e_alemanno_e-1-571259.html|title=Nasce il Movimento nazionale per la sovranità: Storace e Alemanno eletti presidente e segretario|date=19 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ilgiornaleditalia.org/news/politica/885595/Ecco-il-Movimento-Nazionale-per-la.html |title=Resources and Information |work=Ilgiornaleditalia.org |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221220806/http://www.ilgiornaleditalia.org/news/politica/885595/Ecco-il-Movimento-Nazionale-per-la.html |url-status=dead }} The party aimed at forming a broad "Sovereignitist Pole" with the Northern League (LN), Brothers of Italy, Direction Italy, and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.askanews.it/politica/nasce--polo-sovranista--per-centrodestra-alternativo-a-renzi_711979102.htm|title=Nasce 'Polo sovranista' per centrodestra alternativo a Renzi|website=www.askanews.it}}{{cite web|url=http://www.secoloditalia.it/2017/01/storace-e-alemanno-torniamo-insieme-per-realizzare-il-polo-sovranista/|title=Storace e Alemanno: "Torniamo insieme per realizzare il Polo sovranista" - Secolo d'Italia|date=12 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://video.repubblica.it/politica/nasce-il-nuovo-partito-della-destra-unita-alemanno-uniti-per-la-sovranita/264919/265295|title=Nasce il nuovo partito della destra unita, Alemanno: 'Uniti per la sovranità'|date=12 January 2017|website=Repubblica Tv - la Repubblica.it}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/01/12/destra-alemanno-e-storace-insieme-per-il-polo-sovranista-puntiamo-a-5-milioni-di-voti/3312591/|title=Destra, Alemanno e Storace insieme per il Polo sovranista: "Puntiamo a 5 milioni di voti" - Il Fatto Quotidiano|date=12 January 2017}} However, Brothers of Italy did not take part to the MNS' founding congress, despite being invited.{{cite web|url=http://www.secoloditalia.it/2017/02/la-russa-con-alemanno-e-storace-non-ce-unita-non-e-colpa-nostra/ |title=La Russa |work=Secoloditalia.it |date=23 February 1976 |access-date=29 October 2018}}
In the run-up of the 2018 general election the party endorsed Matteo Salvini and the LN,{{cite web|author=Giuseppe Alberto Falci |url=http://www.corriere.it/politica/17_dicembre_05/alemanno-gruppo-ex-an-che-migra-la-lega-b4d3be50-d937-11e7-a3a8-44c429ca235a.shtml |title=Alemanno e il gruppo di ex An che migra verso la Lega |work=Corriere.it |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=29 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/politica/centrodestra-alemanno-e-storace-salvini-premier-513510.html |title=Centrodestra, Alemanno e Storace: Salvini premier |work=Affaritaliani.it |date=5 December 2017 |access-date=29 October 2018}} which was restyled as "League". As a result, the MNS had a few candidates in League's lists.{{cite web |url=http://www.movimento-nazionale.it/news/candidati-del-movimento-nazionale-per-la-sovranita-2 |title=Movimento Nazionale per la Sovranità |publisher=Movimento-nazionale.it |date=30 January 2018 |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302012311/http://www.movimento-nazionale.it/news/candidati-del-movimento-nazionale-per-la-sovranita-2/ |url-status=dead }} However, Storace disagreed with Alemanno on them and on which candidate the party should endorse in the regional election in Lazio: the former favoured right-wing independent Sergio Pirozzi, the latter the official centre-right candidate Stefano Parisi.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/rieti/rieti_regionali_pirozzi_alemanno_storace-3529621.html |title=Regionali, Alemanno abbandona Pirozzi e appoggia Stefano Parisi Storace |work=Ilmessaggero.it |date=5 February 2018 |access-date=29 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ilprimatonazionale.it/politica/sovranisti-per-parisi-alemanno-scarica-pirozzi-e-litiga-con-storace-79482 |title="Sovranisti" per Parisi: Alemanno scarica Pirozzi e litiga con Storace |work=Ilprimatonazionale.it |date=6 February 2018 |access-date=29 October 2018}} When Storace resigned from president, Alemanno tried to mind fences (the role of president remained temporarily vacant),{{cite web|url=http://www.movimento-nazionale.it/news/lettera-ai-militanti-del-mns |title=Movimento Nazionale per la Sovranità |work=Movimento-nazionale.it |access-date=29 October 2018}} but also led the party to officially support Parisi.{{cite web|url=http://www.movimento-nazionale.it/news/regionali-lazio-alemanno-mns-quadri-mns-approvato-a-larga-maggioranza-lappoggio-a-parisi |title=Regionali Lazio, Alemanno (Mns) Quadri Mns: Approvato A Larga Maggioranza L'Appoggio A Parisi – Movimento Nazionale Per La Sovranità |work=Movimento-nazionale.it |access-date=29 October 2018}} Storace denounced that the episode had marked his "definitive imcompatibility with the MNS".{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornaleditalia.org/news/da-roma--dal-lazio/894699/-Alemanno-con-Parisi-segna-mia.html |title=Resources and Information |work=Ilgiornaleditalia.org |access-date=29 October 2018}} Claudio Barbaro of the MNS was elected senator under the agreement between the party and the League.{{cite web|author=Giuseppe Di Biase |url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/03/06/news/elezioni_in_campania_eletti_3_parlamentari_con_la_lega-190608221 |title=Elezioni: in Campania eletti 3 parlamentari con la Lega |work=Napoli.repubblica.it |date=6 March 2018 |access-date=29 October 2018}} In May 2018, Roberto Menia replaced Storace, who had left the party, as MNS president.
In March 2019, after being sentenced in the Mafia Capitale trial, Alemanno resigned as secretary of the MNS.[http://www.affaritaliani.it/roma/gianni-alemanno-lascia-la-politica-mi-dimetto-dal-movimento-sovranista-591481.html Gianni Alemanno lascia la politica: “Mi dimetto dal Movimento Sovranista”]
In the 2019 European Parliament election the MNS presented its candidates on the lists of Brothers of Italy (FdI).[https://www.secoloditalia.it/2019/05/ecco-perche-il-mns-sceglie-di-sostenere-le-liste-di-fratelli-ditalia-alle-europee/ Ecco perché il Mns sceglie di sostenere le liste di Fratelli d’Italia alle europee] Subsequently, in June 2019, the MNS formed a federative pact with FdI.[https://www.secoloditalia.it/2019/06/altri-segnali-di-unita-a-destra-patto-tra-movimento-sovranista-e-fratelli-ditalia/ Altri segnali di unità a destra: patto tra Movimento sovranista e Fratelli d’Italia] In July 2019 Marco Cerreto was elected new secretary of the MNS.[https://www.secoloditalia.it/2019/07/finisce-la-diaspora-della-destra-patto-federativo-tra-fdi-e-mns-che-elegge-segretario-marco-cerreto/ Finisce la diaspora della destra. Patto federativo tra FdI e Mns che elegge segretario Marco Cerreto] In December 2019 the MNS was finally merged into FdI.[https://www.secoloditalia.it/2019/12/fdi-abbraccia-il-movimento-nazionale-la-risposta-allappello-di-giorgia-ununica-casa-per-la-destra/ FdI abbraccia il movimento nazionale. «La risposta all’appello di Giorgia: casa comune a destra»]
Founding parties
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Additionally, a number of associations and local groups joined the MNS.
Leadership
- Secretary: Gianni Alemanno (2017–2019), Marco Cerreto (2019)
- President: Francesco Storace (2017–2018), Roberto Menia (2018–2019)
- Deputy Secretary: Roberto Menia (2017–2018)
- Spokesperson: Marco Cerreto (2018–2019)
- Organisational Secretary: Roberto Buonasorte (2017–2018), Felice Costini (2018–2019)
- Coordinator of the National Board: Giuseppe Scopelliti (2017–2019)
- President of the College of Guarantee: Livio Proietti (2017–2019)
- Guarantors: Domenico Nania (2017–2019), Paolo Agostinacchio (2017–2018), Francesco Bevilacqua (2018–2019)
External links
- [http://www.movimento-nazionale.it Official website]
- [http://www.azionenazionale.it AzioneNazionale.it]
- [http://www.ladestra.com LaDestra.com]
References
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