Now Sicily
{{Infobox political party
| name = Now Sicliy
| native_name = Ora Sicilia
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| leader = Luigi Genovese
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| foundation = June 2019
| dissolution = August 2022
| split = Forza Italia
| merged = Movement for Autonomy
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| ideology = Regionalism{{Cite web|url=https://www.corrierejonico.it/Ora-Sicilia-si-evolve-e-diventa-partito-sara-il-centro-moderato-in-Sicilia-lo-afferma-Luigi-Genovese.htm|title = Ora Sicilia si evolve e diventa partito, "sarà il centro moderato in Sicilia" lo afferma Luigi Genovese}}
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| national = Centre-right coalition
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| seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies
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| seats2_title = Senate
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| seats4_title = Sicilian Regional Assembly
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| country = Italy
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Now Sicily (Ora Sicilia) was a regional Italian political party based in Sicily.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marsalalive.it/2020/07/23/cambio-di-denominazione-e-restyling-del-logo-ora-sicilia-si-evolve-e-diventa-partito/|title=Cambio di denominazione e restyling del logo: "Ora Sicilia" si evolve e diventa partito|date=23 July 2020}}
The party, which functioned mainly as a group within the Sicilian Regional Assembly (ARS), was launched in June 2019 by splinters from Forza Italia led by Luigi Genovese.https://gds.it/articoli/politica/2019/06/20/regione-allars-il-nuovo-gruppo-ora-sicilia-lo-presiede-genovese-junior-ffc8e7d0-1518-4cbc-9ea1-ae7f5ad7aa9f All'Ars il nuovo gruppo "Ora Sicilia", lo presiede Genovese junior: "Lascio Forza Italia" Originally formed by three regional deputies, a month later the party was joined by Tony Rizzotto from the League.https://palermo.repubblica.it/politica/2019/07/03/news/ars_tony_rizzotto_espulso_dalla_lega_fatale_l_adesione_a_ora_sicilia_silurato_l_unico_deputato_salviniano_al_parlamento_-230220296 Ars, Tony Rizzotto espulso dalla Lega. Fatale l'adesione a "Ora Sicilia"{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasicilia.it/news/politica/353807/genovese-jr-adesso-fonda-un-partito-gia-in-campo-alle-amministrative.html|title = Genovese jr ora fonda un partito: Già in campo alle Amministrative}} In July 2020 Now Sicily became a full-fledged party.{{Cite web|url=https://qds.it/ars-ora-sicilia-al-centro-diventa-un-partito|title = Ars, "Ora Sicilia al centro" diventa un partito, l'annuncio di Genovese|date = 23 July 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://meridionews.it/articolo/88590/ora-sicilia-si-fa-partito-grazie-ai-consigli-di-papa-genovese-puntiamo-alle-prossime-regionali-per-ora-con-musumeci|title=Ora Sicilia si fa partito grazie ai consigli di papà Genovese. "Puntiamo alle prossime Regionali, per ora con Musumeci"}}
On 14 August 2022, Now Sicily merged into the Movement for Autonomy[https://gds.it/articoli/politica/2022/08/14/ora-sicilia-converge-nel-mpa-di-raffale-lombardo-ed59e433-1a8d-4999-8d2d-5eb25c5843e7/ Ora Sicilia converge nel Mpa di Raffale Lombardo] and Luigi Genovese was a candidate for the "Populars and Autonomists" list in the 2022 Sicilian regional election.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ars.sicilia.it/gruppi-parlamentari/XVII-ora-sicilia Official page – Sicilian Regional Assembly]
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Category:2019 establishments in Italy