Democratic Energy

Democratic Energy
Democratic Energy; Energia Democratica
Leader	Anna Ascani
Founded	29 September 2019
Ideology	Liberalism; Centrism; Reformism
Political position	Centre
	Politics of Italy; Political parties; Elections;

Democratic Energy (Italian: Energia Democratica) is a liberal and centrist faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.[1] Its leader is Anna Ascani, PD's vice president and deputy from Umbria, who was considered very close to Matteo Renzi, party's former national secretary and former Prime Minister of Italy from February 2014 to December 2016.[2]

History

The movement is the de facto heir of Always Forward, the faction which rose around Giachetti and Ascani's candidacy as secretary and deputy secretary in March 2019 leadership election.[3]

On 17 September, during an interview to Italian newspaper la Repubblica, Renzi announced his intention to leave the PD, and create new parliamentary groups, led by himself.[4] On the same day, interviewed by Bruno Vespa during the late-night TV talk-show Porta a Porta, he officially launched Italia Viva (IV).[5] Almost every member of Always Forward, including Roberto Giachetti, followed Renzi in the new movement, while Anna Ascani remained within the PD, of which she was serving as vice president.[6][7] After few days, on 29 September, she officially launched Democratic Energy.[8]

References

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[1] Anna Ascani fonda la sua corrente, Energia Democratica: ecco da chi si affranca, nel Pd

[2] Pd, Anna Ascani lancia la sua corrente. Si chiama "Energia democratica"

[3] PD. Zingaretti 68%, Martina 20%, Giachetti 12%

[4] "Renzi lascia il Pd: "Uscire dal partito sarà un bene per tutti. Anche per Conte"". rep.repubblica.it.

[5] Politica, Redazione (17 September 2019). "Renzi: "Il nome della nuova sfida che stiamo per lanciare sarà Italia viva"". Corriere della Sera.

[6] Scissione di Renzi, Anna Ascani resta nel Pd

[7] Nuovo partito di Renzi, ecco chi lo segue

[8] Anna Scani su Twitter: "Sono tanti quelli che, come me, hanno scelto di restare nel PD. E credo che la nostra energia oggi sia più preziosa che mai. Nasce #EnergiaDemocratica. "

Factions of the Democratic Party (Italy)
Current factions	Christian democrats (The Populars) – Liberals and centrists (Reformist Base Democratic Energy Liberal PD AreaDem–Franceschiniani) – Christian leftists (Social Christians) – Social democrats and socialists (Great Square Fassiniani Side by Side Left Wing Socialists and Democrats Future! European Democrats Democracy Europe Society Dem Labourites LeftDem NetworkDem) – Greens (Democratic Ecologists) – Heterogeneous (Democratic Front)
Former factions	Christian democrats (Middle Italy Popular Italy Demitiani Mariniani Fourth Phase Teodem Lettiani–360 Association Democratic Space) – Liberals and centrists (Renziani–Back to the Future Always Forward Harambee Rutelliani–Free Democrats Liberal Left Democratic Movement–Veltroniani) – Christian leftists (Olivists Democrats Really) – Social democrats and socialists (Reformist Alliance Democrats, Laicists, Socialists To the Left Say Left Left for the Country United to the Left Reformists and Democrats Democracy and Socialism Democrats in Network Change Italy Simply Democrats Make the PD Freedom and Rights Reformist Area Bersaniani Dalemiani Democratic Socialists Remake Italy Left is Change)
Splits	Alliance for Italy (2009) Toward North (2010) European Republicans Movement (2010) Possible (2015) Future to the Left (2015) Democratic and Progressive Movement (2017) Action (2019) Italia Viva (2019)