Action (Italian political party)
Action (Italian: Azione, abbr. A or Az) is a liberal political party in Italy. Its leader is Carlo Calenda, a member of the European Parliament within the group of Renew Europe and former minister of Economic Development.
Action Azione | |
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| Secretary | Carlo Calenda |
| President | Mara Carfagna |
| Spokesperson | Mariastella Gelmini |
| Founded | 21 November 2019 |
| Split from | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 21, Rome |
| Membership (2022) | 30,000 |
| Ideology | Liberalism (Italian) |
| Political position | Centre |
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| European affiliation | European Democratic Party (2023) ALDE Party (since 2023) |
| European Parliament group | Socialists and Democrats (2019–2021) Renew Europe (since 2021) |
| Parliamentary affiliation | Action – Italia Viva |
| Colours | Blue Green |
| Chamber of Deputies | 13 / 400 |
| Senate | 4 / 200 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 73 |
| Regional Councils | 9 / 896 |
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Originally launched as We Are Europeans (Siamo Europei, SE), it adopted its current name in November 2019 upon becoming a fully-fledged party. Calenda has described his party as "anti-populist" and "anti-souverainist". He also explained that the party's name is a historical reference to the short-lived post-World War II Action Party and an allusion to Carlo Rosselli's "liberal socialism". According to Calenda, the party is home to "pure liberals, but also liberal progressives [social liberals, like Calenda] and democratic Catholics [Christian democrats]". Action was briefly a member of the European Democratic Party and joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party in October 2023.