{{Infobox political party |colorcode = #299DFF | name = Liberal PD |native_name = |logo = |leader1_title = Leader |leader1_name = Enzo Bianco |leader2_title = Other members |leader2_name = Franco Bassanini<br />Sandro Gozi |foundation = 26 January 2008 |dissolution = |merger = Liberal Left<br />Liberal DS<br />Republican Left |headquarters = |newspaper = |membership_year = |membership = |ideology = Liberalism |position = Centre to centre-left |country = Italy }}
'''Liberal PD''' ({{langx|it|Liberal PD}}) is a social-liberal faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy. The aim of the group is to promote liberal ideas within the party and elect liberal candidates. The faction, through the Italian Liberal Group,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=1466 |title=Italian Liberal Group - Italy - Observer Members - Members - Liberalism |publisher=Liberal-international.org |accessdate=2012-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420071505/http://www.liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=1466 |archive-date=2012-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberali.it/parlamentari.html |title=Benvenuto nella Home Page della Federazione dei Liberali - Speciale Referendum |publisher=Liberali.it |accessdate=2012-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213112736/http://www.liberali.it/parlamentari.html |archivedate=2012-02-13 }}</ref> is an observer member of the Liberal International.
Liberal PD was launched on 26 January 2008 by Enzo Bianco (former member of the Italian Republican Party, PRI and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, DL), Franco Bassanini (former member of the Italian Socialist Party, PSI and the Democrats of the Left, DS), Valerio Zanone (former leader of the Italian Liberal Party and member of DL) and Enrico Morando (leader of Liberal DS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notizie.alice.it/notizie/politica/2008/01_gennaio/23/pd_sabato_a_roma_componente_laico-liberale_presenta_programma,13882404.html |title=ALICE Notizie |publisher=Notizie.alice.it |date= |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref> Walter Veltroni, PD leader, attended the convention.<ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/news/ired/ultimora/2006/rep_nazionale_n_2862958.html?ref=hpsbdx3 ]{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref> More than 40 leading Democrats signed the "Liberal" Manifesto. Most former Republicans within the party, including Antonio Maccanico, Stefano Passigli, Giorgio Bogi (former leader of Republican Left), Giuseppe Ossorio (former leader of the Democratic Republicans), Adolfo Battaglia, Andrea Manzella and Massimo Livi Bacci, and most former Liberals, including Beatrice Rangoni Machiavelli (''Patron'' of the Liberal International), Andrea Marcucci, former Democrats of the Left of Liberal DS and Liberal Left, joined the faction. Also several former Socialists, including Giuliano Amato, Linda Lanzillotta, Enrico Manca and Salvo Andò, and former Greens, including Paolo Gentiloni, Gianni Vernetti and Sandro Battisti, joined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.excite.it/politica/502154 |title=PD: liberal, iniziativa con Veltroni - News - Excite Italia |publisher=News.excite.it |date= |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref>[http://www.romauno.tv/newstestuale.php?id=2432 Pd: componente liberal manifesta domani all'Ambra Jovinelli]{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberalpd.it/ |title=Liberal PD |publisher=Liberalpd.it |date= |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref>
Most Liberal PD members were keen supporters of Walter Veltroni's leadership, while others were closer to Francesco Rutelli. In the 2009 leadership election the faction supported Dario Franceschini.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/luglio/04/Rutelli_avverte_candidati_Noi_non_co_9_090704032.shtml |title=Rutelli avverte i candidati "Noi non faremo sconti" |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=2009-12-24 |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/luglio/06/Alema_arrivo_scenari_imprevedibili_co_9_090706018.shtml |title=D' Alema: in arrivo scenari imprevedibili |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=2009-12-24 |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref> After that, the faction has given strong support to Matteo Renzi,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberalpd.it/i-liberalpd-per-matteo-renzi/ |title=I LiberalPD per Matteo Renzi - Liberal PD |website=www.liberalpd.it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135705/http://www.liberalpd.it/i-liberalpd-per-matteo-renzi/ |archive-date=2016-03-05}} </ref> both in the 2013 and the 2017 leadership elections.
==Leadership== *President: Enzo Bianco (2008–present) **Vice President: Franco Bassanini (2008–2014), Ludina Barzini (2010–present), Sandro Gozi (2010–present), Andrea Marcucci (2010–present), Adriano Musi (2011–2014), Sandro Gozi (2014–present), Luigi De Sena (2014–2015) **Honorary President: Valerio Zanone (2008–2014) *Secretary-General: Franco Minucci (2008–2014) **Deputy Secretary-General: Renato Lupoli (2010–present), Gianfranco Passalacqua (2014–present)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080208092535/http://www.liberalpd.it/ Official website]
{{Democratic Party factions}}
Category:Democratic Party (Italy) factions Category:Liberalism in Italy